Santorum quizzed on praise for ‘get out of US’ rant

Republican White House hopeful Rick Santorum was under pressure yesterday to explain why he applauded a ranting evangelical pastor in Louisiana who told non-Christians to get out of America.

Santorum denied he had clapped during the speech, but video footage showed him applauding the Rev Dennis Terry.

Terry said: “I don’t care what the naysayers say. This nation was founded as a Christian nation. The god of Abraham and the god of Isaac and the god of Jacob. There is only one god. There is only one god, and his name is Jesus.