<p>A New Jersey Democrat declared that she had to stop going to church because she &#8220;couldn&#8217;t stand&#8221; being around so many people who had voted for President Donald Trump.</p>
<p>Rebecca Bennett, the Democratic nominee to represent New Jersey&#8217;s Seventh Congressional District in the U.S. House, told a supporter about her decision to leave the church at a campaign event in February. Audio of their conversation was obtained and published Wednesday by <a href="https://freebeacon.com/elections/new-jersey-dem-running-in-house-district-trump-carried-said-she-stopped-going-to-church-because-she-could-not-stand-being-around-people-who-voted-for-trump-audio-shows/">The Washington Free Beacon</a>.</p>
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<p>The audio begins with Bennett thanking her supporters for coming out and offering to take some of their questions. The first question comes from a woman who identifies herself as &#8220;a former progressive Dem, now a moderate&#8221; who is happy to hear Bennett describe herself as a &#8220;patriot&#8221; but concerned that others might hear that word and think she leans to the Right.</p>
<p>&#8220;I loved hearing you say that you&#8217;re a patriot, but what are you going to do about that being a right-coded way of presenting yourself?&#8221; the woman asked.</p>
<p>&#8220;I will say I use that word intentionally, and the reason that I do it is because, so, I grew up in the Presbyterian Church, and after Trump got elected, I stopped going to church for the first time in my life, because I was like, &#8216;I cannot sit in this room of people,'&#8221; Bennett, a former Navy pilot, explained. &#8220;At the time, I was stationed somewhere that was pretty conservative. I was still in the military at the time. I was like, &#8216;I cannot sit in this church full of people who voted for Trump.'&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;And then, ultimately, I decided they do not get to decide what Christianity looks like, and to me, it&#8217;s the same thing about [how] they do not get to decide what patriotism is,&#8221; she adds. &#8220;You do not get to wrap yourself in the flag while you are literally murdering Americans in broad daylight.&#8221;</p>

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