Evangelical Leaders Shrug At Donald Trump's Lewd Comments

The fact that Donald Trump said in 2005 that he could grab women “by the p*ssy” because he’s famous doesn’t seem to be changing how social conservative leaders feel about him. Evangelicals who opposed him before still aren’t fans. That’s because this isn’t about how much they like the brash billionaire; it’s about how unflinching they are in their opposition to Hillary Clinton. Evangelicals have forgiven Trump for bragging about sleeping with married women, cheating on his own wife, and appearing on the cover of Playboy. The comments Trump made are gross, as his social conservative backers concede. But, to these Evangelicals, “grab them by the p*ssy” doesn’t sound quite as bad as “President Hillary Clinton.”