US congressman who said 'amen and a-woman' prayer hits back at critics
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Emanuel Cleaver says those such as Donald Trump Jr who objected to message are soiled by selfishness and perverted by prejudice'
A Democratic congressman said he was surprised by the negative response after he ended an opening prayer on the first day of the new Congress by saying amen and a-woman" - and said conservative critics including Donald Trump Jr had only proved themselves soiled by selfishness, perverted by prejudice and inveigled by ideology".
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