If Democrats won’t protect Christians, Trump should

Published January 22, 2026 5:00am ET



A mob of three dozen activists overran a Southern Baptist church in St. Paul, Minnesota, this month, shouting and otherwise disrupting congregants at their worship service and leaving young children frightened and crying. Instead of properly condemning this boorish intrusion, Minnesota’s top law enforcement officer praised it as “First Amendment activity.” Since the Democratic Party officials in power in Minnesota refuse to protect Christian worship from the mob, President Donald Trump must step in and prosecute those involved.

The militants reportedly targeted Cities Church because they believed one of its pastors was an Immigration and Customs Enforcement official, although this has not been confirmed. One of the clodhoppers who invaded the worship service was former CNN anchor Don Lemon, who was fired from the network in 2023 for harassing female colleagues. Harassment seems to be his thing. He justified the harassment of worshippers, saying, “I think people who are in religious groups like that, it’s not the type of Christianity that I practice … but that entitlement comes from a supremacy, a white supremacy.” He continued, “You have to make people uncomfortable in these times. You have to be willing to go into places and disrupt and make people uncomfortable.”

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