“God Has Given Trump Authority to Take Out Kim Jong Un,” Evangelical Adviser Says

The Washington Post’s Sarah Pulliam Bailey reports, “Texas megachurch pastor Robert Jeffress, one of President Trump’s evangelical advisers who preached the morning of his inauguration, has released a statement saying the president has the moral authority to ‘take out’ North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.” Jeffress explains, “When it comes to how we should deal with evildoers, the Bible, in the book of Romans, is very clear: God has endowed rulers full power to use whatever means necessary – including war – to stop evil.” On Tuesday, Trump said that North Korea will be “met with fire and fury like the world has never seen” if they continue to threaten the United States.

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