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Donald Trump, who kicked off Holy Week by selling Bibles for $60 each, spent Easter Sunday mired in sacrilege, attacking his prosecutors and political enemies and presenting himself as a martyr in his own right. PROSECUTORS AND JUDGES WHO ARE DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO INTERFERE IN THE 2024 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION AND IMPEACH ME,” Trump wrote on Sunday, hours after a deranged Washington Times op-ed, condemning the “crucifixion of Donald Trump. “
The United States, Trump added, is a “FAILED NATION. “His unholy Easter blessing came days after he posted a video selling the “God Bless the USA Bible,” an edition of the devout text that includes America’s founding documents and country singer Lee Greenwood’s book. Chorus “God Bless the USA. ” Religion is very important. She is sorely missed. But it will come back, and it will come back strong, just like our country will come back strong,” Trump said. in the video, with a cynicism that would embarrass even Bible salesman Flannery O’Connor. ” Let’s make America pray again. “
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This is an absurd communication from arguably one of the least holy men in America. “This is a guy who violated 11 of the Ten Commandments,” David Axelrod joked with Maureen Dowd over the weekend. But this is far more than any other Trump scam. ; It’s an acknowledgment of the Christian nationalism that has long gripped his movement and turned him into something of a savior figure. “He was definitely selected through God,” one supporter recently told the Times. “They crucified him worse than Jesus,” someone else said. There has been an almost religious facet to Trump’s motion; As Jeff Sharlet reported for this magazine, true believers in MAGA have a tendency to think of it as a “vessel for God. “But Trump has perhaps been even more particular in his savior complex lately: “I’m indicted by you. “he told the newly assembled crowd.
Trump and his allies used the Easter holiday as an opportunity to attack Joe Biden, a devout Catholic, saying the president owed “millions of Catholics and Christians across America” an apology for recognizing Transgender Day of Visibility. (although this day fell in March). 31 since 2009). Meanwhile, Biden, the second Catholic to be president, issued a message in honor of Easter celebrations: “As we gather with our loved ones, we do not forget the sacrifice of Jesus. We pray for each other and appreciate the blessing of the dawn of new possibilities. As the Rev. Benjamin Cremer put it, the presumptive GOP nominee’s “bankrupt” version of his faith has less to do with the book he claims to be his “favorite” than with personal gain, the promotion of a political calendar, and the justification of bad faith. Array dehumanizing attacks against other transgender people and other right-wing targets. This is “the opposite of the Christian faith,” Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock said on CNN on Sunday. But Trump is “doing what he has always done,” the Georgia pastor said. “This time it’s a risky bet,” he added, “because the other people who buy those Bibles might open them. »
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