Perkins: Pence ‘Unprepared’ for Religious Freedom Law Backlash

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Tony Perkins, the president of the Family Research Council, said Indiana governor Mike Pence was “unprepared” for the backlash to the state’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act but defended the law as a necessary safeguard for religious liberty.

“Mike was, I think, unprepared for what came to Indiana as a result of this,” said Perkins in an interview for C-SPAN’s Newsmakers program.

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