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FRINGE FACTOR

TITLE/ORGANIZATION

President, John Hagee Ministries; Pastor, Cornerstone Church

THE CAUSE

Evangelize the planet, or get rich tryin'

NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENT

Gave the closing benediction at the opening of the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem in May

ALLIES

Donald Trump, the Bush clan, Benjamin Netanyahu

MONEY QUOTE

"Let it echo down the marble halls of the presidential palace in Iran: Israel lives."

ON A SUNDAY MORNING IN late June, John

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