(FILES) The Rev. Adam Hamilton, senior pastor, United Methodist Church of the Resurrection, Leawood, Kansas, speaks as US President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, Dr. Jill Biden and Vice President Biden as they attend a prayer service at Washington National Cathedral on January 22, 2013 in Washington, DC. A band of white Democratic pastors have a striking message ahead of November's 2026 US midterm elections: Republicans hijacked Jesus for political gain, and we're not going to stand for it. For decades, it's been a truism that Republicans have cornered the Christian market -- at least when it comes to white voters. But these ministers are so fed up with President Donald Trump, and particularly his policies against immigrants, that they're running as Democrats in November to rein him in. "The Christians we're hearing in Washington don't reflect the Jesus of the Gospels," one of the insurgents, Adam Hamilton, told AFP. (Photo by Saul LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)