Rev. Al Sharpton is on board with the Iran nuclear deal, and he is pressing ministers to follow his lead.
Joined by dozens of clergy members in Harlem, N.Y., the MSNBC host spoke on Saturday before a crowd at the headquarters of the civil rights organization National Action Network, of which Sharpton is founder and president. He urged ministers nationwide to talk to their parishioners and call on members of Congress to vote in support of President Obama’s agreement with Iran, which aims to put Iran’s nuclear weapons program on ice.
The reverend argued there needs to be a “balance” in the debate on the landmark agreement, and that while groups like AIPAC are lobbying hard against the deal, Shartpon’s coalition needs to step up and push in favor of it.
A “[d]isproportionate number of young people of color will be in harm’s way if there is no peaceful settlement and war is declared,” the NAN warned in a press release.
Congress is currently on August recess, and when it returns is expected to consider and vote on whether to disapprove the president’s long-sought-after deal.
Leading clergy join us to kick off campaign for Iran Nuclear Deal. The Christian Right must meet the Right Christians. Saturday at NAN Rally
— Reverend Al Sharpton (@TheRevAl) August 15, 2015
Sharpton is a long-time ally and fierce defender of President Obama. He has been dubbed the president’s “go-to man on race.” At the end of December 2014, the Washington Post estimated the reverend had visited the White House a total of 72 times since Obama took office.
