Raphael Warnock pushed back on accusations that he was anti-Semitic as his opponent, Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., attempted to tie him to the controversial Rev. The comments by Warnock, a Democrat headed into a January runoff against Loeffler, came during "Morning Joe" when MSNBC host Willie Geist asked Warnock about his relationship with Wright and whether he thought he was an anti-Semite. Wright," Warnock said. Loeffler, on Monday, referenced how Warnock defended Wright, a former pastor to President Obama, after his infamous "God damn America" sermon resurfaced during the 2008 presidential race. REPUBLICANS TAKE AIM AT 'EXTREME' WARNOCK IN GEORGIA SENATE RUNOFF SHOWDOWNWright also blamed Jews in 2009 for keeping him from talking with Obama.

Source: Fox News November 12, 2020 20:37 UTC