“I did post it, and I thought it was me as a doctor, and had to do with the Red Cross, as a Red Cross worker there, which we support,” President Trump told reporters outside of the Oval Office. But isn’t it maybe reminiscent of Jesus Christ? “Only the fake news could come up with that one,” Mr. Trump continued. “I just heard about it, and I said how did they come up with that? It’s supposed to be me as a doctor, making people better and I do make people better.”
I can see why he’s perplexed. Every doctor I’ve ever known wears red and white robes, is backed up by the military and by assorted superheroes or archangels, and holds glowing orbs of unearthly light in his or her hands. Am I really the only person who has noticed these things?
“Pope Leo is WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy. He talks about “fear” of the Trump Administration, but doesn’t mention the FEAR that the Catholic Church, and all other Christian Organizations, had during COVID when they were arresting priests, ministers, and everybody else, for holding Church Services, even when going outside, and being ten and even twenty feet apart. I like his brother Louis much better than I like him, because Louis is all MAGA. He gets it, and Leo doesn’t! I don’t want a Pope who thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon. I don’t want a Pope who thinks it’s terrible that America attacked Venezuela, a Country that was sending massive amounts of Drugs into the United States and, even worse, emptying their prisons, including murderers, drug dealers, and killers, into our Country. And I don’t want a Pope who criticizes the President of the United States because I’m doing exactly what I was elected, IN A LANDSLIDE, to do, setting Record Low Numbers in crime, and creating the Greatest Stock Market in History. Leo should be thankful because, as everyone knows, he was a shocking surprise. He wasn’t on any list to be Pope, and was only put there by the Church because he was an American, and they thought that would be the best way to deal with President Donald J. Trump. If I wasn’t in the White House, Leo wouldn’t be in the Vatican. Unfortunately, Leo’s Weak on Crime, Weak on Nuclear Weapons, does not sit well with me, nor does the fact that he meets with Obama Sympathizers like David Axelrod, a LOSER from the Left, who is one of those who wanted churchgoers and clerics to be arrested. Leo should get his act together as Pope, use Common Sense, stop catering to the Radical Left, and focus on being a Great Pope, not a Politician. It’s hurting him very badly and, more importantly, it’s hurting the Catholic Church! President DONALD J. TRUMP”
Asked by reporters about the post after landing at Joint Base Andrews Sunday night, President Trump responded as follows:
I don’t think he’s doing a very good job. He likes crime, I guess. [. . .] So we don’t like it, we don’t like a pope that’s gonna say that it’s okay to have a nuclear weapon. We don’t want a pope that says crime is okay in our cities. I don’t like it, I’m not a big fan of Pope Leo. He’s a very liberal person, and he’s a man that doesn’t believe in stopping crime. He’s a man who thinks that we should be going with a country that wants a nuclear weapon so they can blow up the world. I’m not a fan of Pope Leo.
Paula White‑Cain, a televangelist who has served as Donald Trump’s spiritual adviser across both his presidencies, used her Easter Week lunch address to draw parallels between the legal battles and assassination attempts Mr. Trump has faced and the trials endured by Christ.
With the president standing behind her — she turned to address him personally — White-Cain said: “Jesus taught so many lessons through his death, burial and resurrection. He showed us great leadership, great transformation requires great sacrifice.
“And Mr. President, no one has paid the price like you have paid the price. It almost cost you your life.
“You were betrayed and arrested and falsely accused. It’s a familiar pattern that our lord and savior showed us,” she said.
“But it didn’t end there for him, and it didn’t end there for you,” she said.
“God always had a plan: On the third day, he rose, he defeated evil, he conquered death, hell and the grave. And because he rose, we all know that we can rise. And sir, because of his resurrection, you rose up,” she added.
“Because he was victorious, you are victorious. And I believe that the Lord said to tell you this: because of his victory, you will be victorious in all you put your hands to,” she said, finishing to applause.
The president responded by smiling and said “thank you”.
But, well, enough of such things. I thought that you might enjoy some of our time’s most memorable religious art. (Thank you for your attention to this matter.) But — after first noting that Viktor Orbán will soon be out of office and that life really can be good — let’s change the subject a bit:
I’m pleased to announce that Episode 12 of Becoming Brigham is now available online for your viewing pleasure, or for your savage indignation. (I’ve encountered both.) Go to “Becoming Brigham, Episode 12 — Why did Joseph Smith put Nauvoo under martial law?” It’s only fourteen minutes long. And have you missed any of the prior installments? If so, don’t despair: All of the currently-available episodes are accessible here.
Heck, you might even enjoy this 37-minute conversation that I had about Brigham Young (and about Becoming Brigham) with Jasmin Rappleye, Neal Rappleye, and Stephen Smoot: “Scholar DEBUNKS the Biggest Lies About Brigham Young”
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