Stephen Colbert turned Trump’s speech to a group of Christians into a story involving crosses and demons.
Colbert said, “Trump also spoke to a Christian radio group and pledged to protect whatever he thinks Christianity is.”
Trump said: “It’s very dangerous out there. They’re doing bad things. They want to tear down crosses where they can and cover them with social justice flags. But no one will touch the cross of Christ under the Trump administration. I promise you it will never happen.”
Colbert drove the joke home: “No one will touch the cross because, as we all know, when you touch a cross, it burns. It happens to everyone, right? Then the little girl’s head turns around, and a demon, a big, strong demon, who has never cried before her, with tears in her eyes, says, “Lord.” [Growling] “
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The hypocrisy of supposedly right-wing Christians supporting a male president who clearly doesn’t have a clue about Christianity never ceases to amaze. I thought Trump got all his information about himself from conservative media or Truth Social memes, but now it’s clear he’s making it up.
There hasn’t been a wave of cross removals, but according to Donald Trump, crosses are being torn down everywhere and replaced with social justice flags. The boy holding a Bible upside down in one photo is also the place to go for all the latest news on cross-vandalism.
Donald Trump is making it up as he goes along and Stephen Colbert has called out the hypocrisy.
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Jason is the managing editor. He is also a member of the White House press pool and a congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a bachelor’s degree in political science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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