Religion must be celebrated, protected and venerated, Trump apparently thinks — just so long as the faith community is telling him what he wants to hear.

Summary

Donald Trump, who attended the national prayer service following his inauguration, and his allies attacked Episcopal Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde after her sermon criticized his treatment of marginalized communities.

Trump called her a “Radical Left Trump hater” and criticized her sermon as “boring” and “nasty.”

Fox News and GOP Rep. Mike Collins joined in, with Collins absurdly calling for her deportation.

Critics noted the hypocrisy in Trump’s selective embrace of religion, celebrating faith only when it aligns with his political agenda, and warned of the Streisand Effect amplifying Budde’s message.

    • NineMileTower@lemmy.world
      161·
      7 months ago

      This has to be used to his opponents advantage. Too bad Democrats are his opposition, because they seem cool with him.

    • asteriskeverything@lemmy.world
      4·
      7 months ago

      I dont disagree at all. But there is more to this I think because of this

      After returning to the White House, a reporter asked Trump for his reaction to the sermon. At least initially, he offered relatively muted criticism. “I didn’t think it was a good service,” the Republican said. “They can do much better.”

      Then hours later he posted his rant. You can use your imagination for because it sounds exactly like AI wrote something from one of his tweets.

      But there was a larger context to his latest online tantrum.

      For example, Trump wasn’t the only Republican who was quick to target the bishop. Fox News personalities appeared eager to villainize her — Laura Ingraham described the sermon as “the rantings of a lunatic” — and GOP Rep. Mike Collins of Georgia called for Budde, an American citizen, to be “added to the deportation list.”

      Seems more like trump was following the leader.