Obama Quits Controversial Church
Saturday, May 31st, 2008Obama Communications Director Robert Gibbs confirms that the Democratic frontrunner has resigned from Trinity United Church of Christ. This comes well after the candidate weathered the Reverend Wright storm, and just days after news broke that Father Michael Pfleger, standing at Trinity’s pulpit, accused Senator Hillary Clinton of acting entitled to the presidency because of her race.
On April 29, when Obama cut ties with Reverend Wright, he was asked if he would continue to go to Trinity. His response - “I still very much value the Trinity community. I’ll be honest, this obviously has put strains on that relation, not because of the members or because of Reverend Moss, but because this has become such a spectacle.”
The candidate will hold a media avail following his town hall in Aberdeen, South Dakota.
