Jerry Fallwell, Jr.

Evangelical leader Jerry Falwell Jr. is getting a Bible lesson on Twitter after some eyebrow-raising comments about poverty.

In an interview with the Washington Post, Falwell defended his consistent support for President Donald Trump and even claimed it may be “immoral” to not support him.

Falwell, who is president of Liberty University, also said there was nothing Trump could do that would endanger support from himself and other evangelicals.

But it’s Falwell’s comments about the poor that are getting the most attention.

“It’s such a distortion of the teachings of Jesus to say that what he taught us to do personally — to love our neighbors as ourselves, help the poor — can somehow be imputed on a […]