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Warnock Calls Out GOP for Weaponizing Faith

6/29/2026

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Sen. Raphael Warnock praised Vice President Vance’s memoir and warned that religious rhetoric is being turned into a political weapon.
He condemned Vance’s June 28, 2026 remarks about Pope Leo XIV on CNN’s State of the Union, saying they exemplify faith being weaponized.
Warnock cited Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s scriptural justification for Iran strikes and GOP prayer before the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that cut Medicaid and SNAP, questioning what lawmakers were praying about.

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Sen. Raphael Warnock praised Vice President Vance’s memoir and warned that religious rhetoric is being turned into a political weapon.
He condemned Vance’s June 28, 2026 remarks about Pope Leo XIV on CNN’s State of the Union, saying they exemplify faith being weaponized.
Warnock cited Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s scriptural justification for Iran strikes and GOP prayer before the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that cut Medicaid and SNAP, questioning what lawmakers were praying about.