Faith group behind ‘Evangelicals for Harris’ issues apology over Billy Graham ads

Published July 10, 2025 9:03pm ET



A faith-based group that backed former Vice President Kamala Harris during the 2024 presidential campaign is apologizing for a series of ads that used clips of Rev. Billy Graham without authorization, pledging to stop using the late evangelist’s image in future political messaging.

Evangelicals for America, formerly known as Evangelicals for Harris, acknowledged in a new statement on Tuesday that its use of Graham’s likeness in campaign ads may have violated copyright and unintentionally suggested Graham supported Harris’s candidacy. 

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