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This is our body politic. I'm the creator and host for Rai Chidea. Here on Our Body Politics, we're discussing at length the insurrection of January 6th, what led to it and its

aftermath. My next guest has a unique view of what led to the insurrection based on her

expertise studying a key demographic in U.S. politics, the white My next guest has a unique view of what led to the insurrection based on her expertise

studying a key demographic in U.S. politics, the white evangelical Christian.

Anthea Butler is Associate Professor of Religious Studies in Africana Studies at the University

of Pennsylvania.

Her new book is White Evangelical Racism,

The Politics of Morality in America. Welcome, Dr. Butler. Thank you. So happy to be here,

Fry. So, you know, let's just jump right in there. Tell us about why white evangelicals named

Donald Trump, King Cyrus. Who was this biblical figure?

What do we need to understand about why former President Trump was likened to him by some

people?

Well, I think one of the things we need to understand about this is that the way that

evangelicals, especially white evangelicals think about Donald Trump, is that they see him

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