OPINION (Beliefnet) – Televangelist Jim Bakker is making headlines again for a controversial claim he made during a taped episode of “The Jim Bakker Show.” He said that support for President Donald Trump is a “test [for] whether you’re even saved.” “Only saved people can love Trump,” Bakker said during the episode. The comment made a number of people in the audience laugh and at least one guest who was on the show. Bakker responded to the audience’s reaction saying, “No…You gotta really be saved. You gotta forgive. You forgive when you’re saved…”

This statement was made during a segment where viewers were asked to make monthly donations to the “PTL Voice of the Prophets Gold Member Network,” the Charlotte Observer reported. The comments exploded on Twitter – many of which were not supportive. One Twitter user @ActivistRaising tweeted, “Says the man who conned millions out of millions, made a fool of his entire family, then did it all over again. Yeah.. he’s saved. From being a decent human being. #wwjd #Hypocrisy” READ MORE