Trump fumes at Raphael Warnock, accuses him of 'using religion' to divide the country
WASHINGTON, DC: President Donald Trump on Wednesday, December 17, criticized Senator Raphael Warnock following his weekend appearance on 'Meet the Press.'
During the interview, Warnock spoke at length about religion and called for moral repair in response to violence on college campuses.
Trump also attacked NBC News, accusing the network of airing a biased interview.
BREAKING: President Trump just OBLITERATED Senator Warnock and Kristen Welker for intentionally LYING to divide Americans.
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) December 17, 2025
Georgians deserve BETTER! pic.twitter.com/k7TAQt6WoS
Trump says Raphael Warnock using Religion to divide country
In a post on Truth Social, President Trump slammed Senator Raphael Warnock, saying, “Raphael Warnock was on Meet the Fake Press with a one sided and very biased Kristen Welker as the Host (ess!). Warnock spent the entire show using Religion to try and divide the Country!”
Trump added, “If a Republican, in particular Me, made those statements, it would be front page news. He ended by saying that he was going to this church to preach now, and while I think that's fine, I do say, 'What ever happened to separation of Church and State?’”
He continued, calling Warnock a “lightweight” and referencing a past dispute with Warnock’s ex-wife, “Anyway, Warnock is a lightweight whose wife correctly states that he tried to run her over with a car. Fortunately, she was able to get out of the way, and only almost lost her foot.”
For context, Warnock’s ex, Ouleye Ndoye, told Atlanta police that he ran over her foot with his car during a March 2020 altercation, but medical examiners found no evidence of injury.
Trump slams NBC News
The POTUS also slammed NBC News, saying, “Warnock is a bad guy, and NBC News, which is second only to ABC Fake News for being the worst, should be ashamed of themselves in allowing garbage 'interviews' with untalented and uncaring people to take place.”
He added that public airwaves should not be used without payment, saying, “They should be properly licensed and pay significant amounts of money for using this very valuable Public space. Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAGA!”
Warnock spoke about religion during 'Meet the Press', "I don’t think that there’s any pain deeper than when nature is violently reversed and rather than children burying their parents, the parent has to bury the child."
Warnock added, "And so we pray prayers for these families. But we have to pray not only with our lips, but with our action. Any nation that tolerates this kind of violence year after year, decade after decade in random places, on our college and school campuses without doing all that we can to stop it is broken and in need of moral repair.”
Raphael Warnock shares video rebuttal to Trump's Truth Social attack
Trump just attacked me on Truth social for speaking about faith.
— Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (@SenatorWarnock) December 18, 2025
He doesn’t like that I’m holding him accountable for using faith as a weapon.
Here’s my response. pic.twitter.com/YlHUiWNYIC
A few hours later, Raphael Warnock posted a video criticizing President Trump, saying he has “a lot of nerve.” He added, “This is the same president who literally had peaceful protesters gassed and beaten so he could stand in front of a church holding up a Bible,” referring to the June 2020 incident outside the White House.
Warnock continued, “He ought to read the Bible that he was holding up on that day,” and emphasized, “My faith is not a weapon. It’s a bridge. And I invite you to Bible study.”
On Wednesday afternoon, December 17, Trump attended the dignified transfer to honor Iowa National Guard soldiers Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, 25, and William Nathaniel Howard, 29. The body of civilian interpreter Ayad Mansoor Sakat of Michigan also returned to the US that day.
