Religious Extremists Mix Trump Worship With Christian Nationalism - MSNBC Prime
Mehdi Hasan looks at how religious extremists in the Christian nationalist movement have cast Donald Trump as a messianic figure and threaten to make democracy secondary to empowering Donald Trump as an expression of divine will. Aired on 05/20/2022.
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TFG has got to be the least "religious" POTUS in history. It was obvious he was not used to being in a church when he wandered around uncomfortably during former President George H.W. Bush's funeral, while the other first couples sat quietly. And then there was that clusterf**k at the church across from the White House - when he ordered those occupying the church grounds to be gassed and removed so he could stage a photo op, holding a Bible upside down. And yet so-called "religious groups" support him?? 
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I can't remember what the occasion was, but there was video showing how he seemed to be unable to read the printed program or follow what was going on. I think it may have been due to his poor reading ability as much as anything, but he certainly gave the impression of being in an unfamiliar situation and not knowing how he was supposed to act.
Then there was the time during his candidacy when he was proudly showing off a Bible that he said had belonged to his mother. He gushed about how much it supposedly meant to him, but came up completely blank when asked about his favorite passages. 
Not only is he obviously not a sincere believer in any form of Christianity, he doesn’t even know how to convincingly act like he is. And yet evangelicals have enthusiastically supported him from the get go and continue to do so. It's absolutely baffling to me.
He has to be the least "Christian" president we've ever had - in the sense of following the principles of Christ. I don't even think he know what that means - he's certainly not "neighborly," nor forgiving, he doesn't know how to be giving without expecting anything in return and he definitely "covets" just about anything that someone else has and he doesn't. I had to take required religion classes in school and I can't think of any of the Commandments he doesn't break on a regular basis - but then the so-called "Christian" right isn't what I'd call "Christian" in the true sense, either.
And if I had to choose the most Christian presidents in my lifetime, Jimmy Carter would be at the top and Joe Biden would be right up there, too - and Barack Obama set an awfully good example, as well. And those aren't exactly examples TFG would ever seek to emulate, in fact, just the opposite... 
List. And the same goes for the so-called "Christian" right who support him.
Sounds ghastly! And isn't Pence supposed to be the "Christian" one of the pair? How is following and praising a known liar and grifter espousing "Christian" values? At least he said that TFG was "wrong" once. Come to think of it, that's the only time I can think of that he spoke up for himself...
And I'm very sorry that you had to experience such blatant expressions of hypocrisy. Yesterday I had to take my dog for an appointment and in the parking lot an elderly lady was getting into her car - which had both TFG and Stefanik stickers on the back bumper. I know better than to confront people like that, but it bothered me just the same. 
