Mark Burns (pastor)
John Mark Burns (born September 21, 1979) is an American evangelical minister, televangelist and politician who is the pastor of the Harvest Praise & Worship Center in South Carolina."[12] At a Trump rally in North Carolina, Burns said that Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, who is Jewish, "gotta get saved.Burns later stated, "I prayed that those who I offended really receive ... a sincere apology," adding that he believes that the Democratic Party uses black people for votes.In 2024, Burns filed to run in South Carolina's 3rd congressional district in the 2024 election and was endorsed by Presidential candidate Donald Trump.Failing to receive over 50% of the vote to win a primary in South Carolina, Burns advanced to a runoff with nurse practitioner Sheri Biggs, where she narrowly defeated him by 2% to become the Republican nominee on June 25th.[26] In a 2022 interview with far-right internet personality Stew Peters, Burns called for the arrest of supportive parents of transgender children, comparing them and pro-LGBTQ teachers to the leaders of the Hitler Youth.