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Dr. Steve Caudle delivers sermon at Greater Second Missionary Baptist Church (GSMBC) in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on Feb. 9, 2025. A Baptist church in Tennessee has taken down its website amid calls for its pastor to step down after a video clip surfaced in which he stated that "sometimes violence is necessary" when speaking about the Trump administration's efforts toward fiscal transparency. Dr. Steve Caudle, senior reverend at Greater Second Missionary Baptist Church (GSMBC) in Chattanooga, delivered a sermon on Sunday in which he appeared to threaten the "possibility of violence" over the newly established Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and...

A Chattanooga pastor in a sermon on Sunday appeared to sanction violence against Elon Musk, billionaire who was given access to federal funds accounts as part of his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) effort. Dr. Steve Caudle, who claimed the Trump appointee was "trying to take over the nation," said, "I'll say to you, beloved, no one likes violence, but sometimes violence is necessary. “When Elon Musk forces his way into the United States Treasury and threatens to steal your personal information and your Social Security check, there is the possibility of violence.”