Trump ally mounts bid to succeed Trey Gowdy
By Max Greenwood - 02/16/18 10:50 AM EST
Mark Burns, an evangelical pastor who was an early supporter of President Trump's 2016 campaign, is mounting a bid for the retiring Rep. Trey Gowdy's (R-S.C.) House seat.
Burns announced the run in a video posted on Facebook and YouTube on Friday, in which he is billed as "Trump's top pastor" and a defender of the brand of conservatism championed by former President Ronald Reagan.
"We need to combat leftist, liberal ideology that’s dividing our nation. It’s creating dependency,†Burns told Bloomberg in an interview.
"We need to create opportunities over dependency – dependency is what’s plaguing our low-income communities. As a black man, I’m able to say what white politicians cannot say because they don’t want to be labeled a racist."
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/374200-evangelical-pastor-and-trump-ally-mounts-bid-to-succeed-trey-gowdy
