Coming up on today’s show:
Allegations that President Donald Trump paid off — just weeks before the election — an adult film actor he slept with have not been making headlines. Could the story have an impact with Trump’s base? Data tells us that’s unlikely, and that white evangelicals are less likely to condemn politicians for seemingly immoral acts than in the past. We dig into this evolution with Barry Hankins, professor and chair of Department of History and scholar at the Institute for Studies of Religion at Baylor University.
This episode is hosted by Todd Zwillich
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