eater of the list said:
Don't forget, Trump, in a closed speech to a group of pastors on the saturday before easter also compared himself to Jesus.
This isn't the first time Trump has made the comparison.
Not an accurate paraphrase imho, of his metaphor/analogy. Quote:
On Monday, Mr Trump claimed that he received a message stating: "It's ironic that Christ walked through His greatest persecution the very week they are trying to steal your property from you."
"Beautiful, thank you!" Mr Trump responded, seemingly moved by the message that his $464m fine for decades of financial fraud is on the same level as the crucifixion and subsequent resurrection of Jesus Christ. The fine stems from a civil case in which New York State prosecuted Mr Trump for inflating the value of his assets to get better deals on loans and insurance.
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The supposed sender of the message also included a verse saying, "They have also surrounded me with words of hatred and fought against me without a cause In return for my love they are my accusers ... let an accuser stand at his right hand when he is judged let him be found guilty and let his prayer become sin let his days be few and let another take his office".
It was unclear if Mr Trump believed that the last line was intended to refer to President Joe Biden, but the former president has repeatedly claimed that he's being prosecuted because he's standing in the way of the authorities going after his supporters.
The message Mr Trump shared said, "Thank you again for taking the arrows intended for us".
The verse shared was Psalm 109, which members of the Christian right have been using as a rallying cry since at least the early days of the Obama presidency, according to The Christian Science Monitor.
He was right there about the irony, imho. And Trump, nor Jimmy Carter, nor Obama were the first Presidents to invoke biblical messages/passages in their speeches/imagery in office.
George Washington was that guy. Heck, even notorious bigot progressive democrat
Woodrow Wilson invoked parts of his devoutly held Christian theology/scripture,
though in office he separated the two spheres, perhaps to his/the world's detriment.
Trying to see the world through the eyes/prism of a Christian faith/man is not something Trump deserves to be blasted for, imho, though I again think this attempt was...well, poorly framed as such.
