Pastor Shane Vaughn of the First Harvest Ministries in Waveland, Mississippi, said that he won't abandon former President Donald Trump because he is "a man that God anointed to save America from herself."
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In a video posted last week, Vaughn, an avid Trump supporter, urged his followers not to turn on the former president—a trend the preacher believes is sweeping through the MAGA movement. In the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, the Christian pastor insisted that Trump would still return to the White House despite Joe Biden's victory.
"This man that fought for you and me from the moment he stepped in the White House [has] now suffered an election loss that—you know what happened and I know what happened," Vaughn said in a video for First Harvest Ministries. "He is sitting there trying to put his presidency back together."
Riffing off of the term "RINO," or "Republican in Name Only," the pastor said he'd be labeling those who betray Trump as "TINOs," or "Trump in Name Only."
There is a name for you. You've never heard it before. Because Professor Toto created this name," Vaughn said, referring to himself. "You're going to hear it everywhere after tonight because, in this world, we've got DINOs and RINOs. Ladies and gentlemen, we now have TINOs."
"If you're a TINO, if you are Trump in Name Only, I want to say this to you: Trumpism is not a man. Trumpism is a message with a man that God anointed to save America from herself," he said.