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Influential Evangelical Leader Takes on Trump in Brutal Tirade<!-- wp:html --><p>Jim Vondruska/Getty Images</p> <p>Evangelical leader Bob Vander Plaats was given the floor during an interview with The Blaze’s Steve Deace, launching into former President <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/donald-j-trump">Donald Trump</a> after a week which saw the pair’s ongoing feud reach epic new proportions.</p> <p>President and CEO of The Family Leader, a Christian conservative group based in Iowa, Vander Plaats has become increasingly vocal about his dislike of the Donald. In May, he told <a href="https://twitter.com/bobvanderplaats/status/1658273916467519489">NewsNation</a> that he was done for good with the former president, and that voters were “exhausted and tired” and it was time to “turn the page.”</p> <p>Last week, the influential leader announced his endorsement of Ron DeSantis—much-needed fuel for the Florida governor’s flailing campaign.</p> <p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/evangelical-leader-takes-on-trump-in-brutal-tirade">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->

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Evangelical leader Bob Vander Plaats was given the floor during an interview with The Blaze’s Steve Deace, launching into former President Donald Trump after a week which saw the pair’s ongoing feud reach epic new proportions.

President and CEO of The Family Leader, a Christian conservative group based in Iowa, Vander Plaats has become increasingly vocal about his dislike of the Donald. In May, he told NewsNation that he was done for good with the former president, and that voters were “exhausted and tired” and it was time to “turn the page.”

Last week, the influential leader announced his endorsement of Ron DeSantis—much-needed fuel for the Florida governor’s flailing campaign.

Read more at The Daily Beast.

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