On July 7, 2007, John McCain addressed the Christians United for Israel summit in Washington, DC, a meeting organized by Texas megachurch pastor John Hagee. In these excerpts from the speech, McCain thanks the controversial pastor for his "spiritual guidance" and praises their mutual support of Israel. McCain also speaks about the threats facing Israel from what he calls the "forces of evil," and he links Israel's future to the war in Iraq. On May 22, 2008, McCain rejected Hagee's endorsement of his candidacy for president, saying he found some of the pastor's past comments about the Holocaust "offensive and indefensible." On the same day, Hagee said he was the target of "baseless attacks" and withdrew his endorsement of McCain.
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