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He stole a piece of our souls’: Christian music star Michael Tait accused of sexual assault by three men
The Christian music legend Michael Tait, whose hit song God’s Not Dead became an anthem for Donald Trump’s MAGA movement, has been accused of sexually assaulting three men, two who believed they were drugged by the rock star in the early 2000s, according to a months-long Guardian investigation.
'Biggest open secret in Christian music’
[Jerry] Falwell was a mentor to young Tait – whom he referred to as “my white daddy” – and helped boost DC Talk to stardom.
Tait endorsed Ted Cruz in 2016, but shifted his allegiance to Trump after the Florida pastor Paula White – chair of the evangelical advisory board for Trump’s 2016 campaign and leader of the White House faith office in 2024 – invited him to pray over Trump before a Florida campaign stop. Tait soon became a key bridge between [Trump] and white evangelical voters. Newsboys performed for Trump at the White House in 2019, and the following year Tait sang at evangelical “Let Us Worship” events, which were centered around the false claim that President Joe Biden was using Covid lockdowns to repress church attendance in the US.
“I love you, I support you, and I’m one of the growing number of African Americans who love you,” Tait said in a 2019 video praising Trump’s efforts at prison reform, before adding: “I’m looking forward to hanging out, and eating some Big Macs!”
He stole a piece of our souls’: Christian music star Michael Tait accused of sexual assault by three men
The Christian music legend Michael Tait, whose hit song God’s Not Dead became an anthem for Donald Trump’s MAGA movement, has been accused of sexually assaulting three men, two who believed they were drugged by the rock star in the early 2000s, according to a months-long Guardian investigation.
'Biggest open secret in Christian music’
[Jerry] Falwell was a mentor to young Tait – whom he referred to as “my white daddy” – and helped boost DC Talk to stardom.
Tait endorsed Ted Cruz in 2016, but shifted his allegiance to Trump after the Florida pastor Paula White – chair of the evangelical advisory board for Trump’s 2016 campaign and leader of the White House faith office in 2024 – invited him to pray over Trump before a Florida campaign stop. Tait soon became a key bridge between [Trump] and white evangelical voters. Newsboys performed for Trump at the White House in 2019, and the following year Tait sang at evangelical “Let Us Worship” events, which were centered around the false claim that President Joe Biden was using Covid lockdowns to repress church attendance in the US.
“I love you, I support you, and I’m one of the growing number of African Americans who love you,” Tait said in a 2019 video praising Trump’s efforts at prison reform, before adding: “I’m looking forward to hanging out, and eating some Big Macs!”
