Will Evangelicals Stay With Donald Trump if Tapes Show Him Racist? Bishop Harry Jackson Responds

U.S. President Barack Obama arrives at Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. October 11, 2016
U.S. President Barack Obama arrives at Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. October 11, 2016 | (Photo: REUTERS/Carlos Barria)

A prominent African-American evangelical leader is saying this week that even if tapes emerge where Donald Trump is uttering racial slurs, as is rumored, the candidates' platforms matter more than the candidates' personalities.

In the aftermath of tapes surfacing on October 7 of Donald Trump's comments about groping women, the Sun (UK) and others are reporting that crew members from Trump's TV show "The Apprentice" say that other audio recordings of Trump exist that are "much worse."

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