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The '''Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr.''' was the pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ, a large [[Chicago]] church with a black congregation. This was the home church of [[Democratic]] presidential candidate [[Barack Obama]]. Wright married Obama and his wife, and had been a close spiritual adviser to Obama. Wright even inspired the title of Obama's book ''The Audacity of Hope''. Wright came under fire for some anti-American statements he has made, and for implying that the [[AIDS]] virus was spread by the United States government to wipe out the black population and that the United States got what it deserved on [[9/11]].

[[Image:Barack Obama Jeremiah Wright.jpg|left|thumb|Barack Obama and Jeremiah Wright.]] The '''Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr.''' was the pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ, a large [[Chicago]] church with a black congregation. This was the home church of [[Democratic]] presidential candidate [[Barack Obama]]. Wright married Obama and his wife, and had been a close spiritual adviser to Obama. Wright even inspired the title of Obama's book ''The Audacity of Hope''. Wright came under fire for some anti-American statements he has made, and for implying that the [[AIDS]] virus was spread by the United States government to wipe out the black population and that the United States got what it deserved on [[9/11]].

Wright's comments were widely criticized across the political spectrum, including by Obama himself, but Wright was defended by some.   

Wright's comments were widely criticized across the political spectrum, including by Obama himself, but Wright was defended by some.