According to the BBC, American billionaires are “rallying behind Trump” in the wake of his felony conviction. Jeet Heer of The Nation has some thoughts on that. A taste: Trump’s wealthy supporters are not going to be convinced by the […]
Trump hush money trial
Charlie Kirk and Eric Metaxas on the Trump conviction: “We are up against pure evil”
It seems that whenever the members of the Christian wing of the MAGA party suffer a loss, such as when their leader gets convicted on 34 felony charges–they turn to spiritual warfare. There is a certain logic to this move. […]
At least one Southern Baptist congregation might leave the denomination after Albert Moher’s recent opinion piece on the Trump felony conviction:
Earlier this week I said a few things about Albert Mohler essay on Donald Trump’s 34 felony convictions. You may recall his piece–it is the one in which Mohler, the president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, calls Joe […]
“Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring (James 3:11 NIV)?”
I have been rereading James Dobson’s September 1998 letter to his Focus on the Family constituency in the wake of the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal. It is an amazing primary source, especially in light of the evangelical embrace of Donald Trump, a […]
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson wants the Supreme Court to “step-in” to change Trump felony conviction
Watch Johnson on Fox & Friends this morning: Nice try, Mike, but the Supreme Court doesn’t just “step in.” Could this case be appealed to the Supreme Court? Yes. But first it needs to go through the New Appellate Division […]
Eight pro-Trump U.S. Senators will oppose all Biden nominees and major Democratic legislation
Mike Lee (R-UT), J.D. Vance (R-OH), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Eric Schmitt (R-MO), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Rick Scott (R-FL), Roger Marshall (R-KS), and Marco Rubio (R-FL) just released the following statement. The White House has made a mockery of the rule […]
Four days after Memorial Day 2024 Trump says “we’re living in a fascist state”
On the Friday following Memorial Day, Donald Trump said the the United States is a “fascist state.” Here is his “press conference”: Watch: Anyone who has watched Trump over the years should not be surprised by anything he said in […]
New York newspapers on the Trump verdict
The Senate responds to the Trump conviction
Yet another glimpse of the country’s political polarization. Here is the Senate response to the Trump conviction: Tommy Tuberville (R-AL): Katie Britt: (R-AL): Lisa Murkowski (R-AK): Nothing we can find Dan Sullivan (R-AK): This is a very sad day for […]
Wehner: “After today it’s a bit harder for the GOP to claim it’s the party of law-and-order and ‘family values'”
Peter Wehner is an evangelical Christian, a conservative, a member of the George W. Bush administration, and a regular contributor to The New York Times and The Atlantic. He has been a consistent critic of Donald Trump ever since he […]
Did God answer Franklin Graham’s prayer?
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A convicted felon (on 34 counts) is running for President of the United States
The sentencing is on July 11, 2024. This is also the first time in United States history that a president has been convicted of a felony. Here is NBC News: A New York jury has found Donald Trump guilty on […]
Come to a Trump rally and get a blessing
Texas congressman and Liberty University graduate Troy E. Nehls was at Donald Trump’s trial yesterday. He compared Trump to the Pope. Watch:
A pathological liar is in the courtroom today. So is Michael Cohen.
Today Donald Trump hush-money case continues. A pathological liar is in the courtroom today. So is Michael Cohen. Does anyone see the irony of Trump’s lawyers, the people defending one of the most mendacious politicians in American history, trying to […]
The “red tie entourage” comes to New York City to show their loyalty to Trump
They came to support Trump. They came to show the former president that they are vice-presidential material. They came to show that they could dress like the Donald. They took time out of their day–some of them were elected members […]
Mike Johnson knows about Donald Trump, yet he still showed-up at his trial to defend him
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson knows what we all know about Donald Trump: And I could go on. I know how many Trump evangelicals will respond to these claims. They will say something like, “I am voting for a […]
George Conway: “The New York case cuts to the core of who Trump is”
GOP lawyer George Conway thought Trump’s New York City hush money trial was a distraction. He has changed his mind. Here is a taste of his piece today at The Atlantic: The truth is, I’ve come around to the view […]
The former publisher of The National Enquirer testified today in the People v. Donald Trump
Today we were reminded of the sleazy tabloid world in which Donald Trump lived as he ran for president in 2016. David Pecker, Trump’s longtime friend (they are no longer speaking) and the publisher of the The National Enquirer testified […]
For the first time in U.S. history, a former president faces criminal charges
Trump’s New York hush money trial begins today. It is the first of four indictments to go to trial. The PBS News Hour gives us three things to watch: Who controls the narrative? There’s going to be a lot of […]