By Alicia Cohn - 10/15/20 02:27 PM EDT
Jerushah Duford, granddaughter of evangelical icon Billy Graham, on Thursday criticized President Trump for his "attempt to hijack our faith."
"Trump’s attempt to hijack our faith for votes, and the evangelical leaders' silence on his actions and behavior, has presented a picture of what our faith looks like — that’s so erroneous it's done significant damage to the way people view Jesus," she said on a press call through the group Not Our Faith, a PAC that focuses on faith voters.
Duford, who is also part of the group Pro-Life Evangelicals for Biden and endorsed Democratic nominee Joe Biden for president last week, also predicted Trump will lose evangelical support in the November election.
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Duford has previously criticized Trump for failing to defend the poor and refugees in an op-ed for USA Today.
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Asked about her grandfather's relationship with Trump, Duford said only that "politics involved themselves in many families and mine especially."
“[Neither] I, nor Michael, nor any of the people in charge of this initiative are looking for a savior in the White House,” Duford added. “We have a savior and personally my president doesn’t even have to share my faith."
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