The White House on Monday sought to distance itself from the pastor, with spokesman Raj Shah saying he did not know who invited Jeffress to give an embassy blessing. RELIGIOUS BIGOTThe 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, who is Mormon, expressed his opposition to Jeffress addressing the embassy ceremony. "Such a religious bigot should not be giving the prayer that opens the United States Embassy in Jerusalem." WONDERFUL MANThe White House on Monday sought to distance itself from the pastor, with spokesman Raj Shah saying he did not know who invited Jeffress to give an embassy blessing. Jeffress campaigned with Trump in 2016 and his influence was key to Trump winning an overwhelming majority of the evangelical vote.

Source: Daily Nation May 15, 2018 06:45 UTC