OMG: Trump’s gold statue reveal at Mar-a-Lago BACKFIRES

Hello everybody.I want to thank you so much for being there today and more importantly for what you did.The statue is beautiful.You know, I saw it during the weekend.We had a big PGA tournament with a great champion and all great champions actually, but it was a great tournament and I got to look at it very closely and it's incredible and I just I want to thank you.I know it was done from love, and I want to thank Mark Burns, a pastor.

He's a good pastor.He's a good man.I've known him a long time.He's been with me from the beginning, right from the beginning, maybe about two days later, right?Two days.

That's right, Mr. President.

He was right at the beginning, and I appreciate it, Mark.

You're great, and just really a good person.

And I want to thank everybody there.I don't know.I hear there's a good crowd of people, but I want to thank you all, and I won't forget it.And we love you all, and the country's doing great.And Iran is not doing good because of us.They are not doing well at all.

And good things are happening.And I just want to really give you my love.And I wish I could be there where we want to make sure everything's going perfect on the war front.So I figure you can understand that.But we'll see you all around.I just want to, again, everybody is taking pictures of it.

Everybody is.My people told me that It's unbelievable.All day long, they're taking pictures.They stand up next to it, and they have their picture taken.It really came out beautiful.I don't know what to expect.

I just want to thank you all, and we love you all, and God bless America.God bless you, sir.God bless you.We love you.God bless you, Mr. President.We love you, sir.

Talk to you soon.

That was the unveiling of a golden statue of Donald Trump at Mar -a -Lago because he definitely, totally does not view himself as a god -like figure.Whatever you do, just remember that Donald Trump 100 %absolutely doesn't see himself as a deity.And on a completely unrelated note, here is an image Trump posted of himself as Jesus.Now, of course, I presume that most people who attended Donald Trump's little Mar -a -Lago unveiling have so little self -awareness that they couldn't see what it is they were doing.But at least one person heard some criticism.

Trump's pastor, Mark Burns, had to post on Twitter.Now, obviously, this screed is a lot.Like, a lot, lot.But I'm just going to read a little bit from the very top, since I think that's enough to really get the point across.worship the Lord your God and him only you shall serve Matthew 4 10 that is the line honor is not worship respect is not idolatry celebration is not bowing down to a false God what's the expression again a hit -dog will holler because that certainly is a lie words to protest criticism.It's almost like, and bear with me on this one, Mark Burns has a guilty conscious for some reason.

But with all of that said, is it a surprise that Donald Trump and his cult following are committing sinful behavior while using their religion as a shield?Remember, this is a guy who literally sparked off a fight with the Pope.

for their own military, economic, or political gain, dragging that which is sacred into darkness and filth.Yes, my dear.sisters and brothers, you who hunger and thirst for justice, who are poor, merciful, meek, and pure of heart, you who have wept, you are the light of the world.

And Trump, for his part, responded to this comment saying this.

Very important that the Pope understands.Very, very important.It would be nice not to say it.Iran killed 42 ,000 people that were totally unarmed.They were protesters.Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon.

If they did, every country, including Italy, where he's stationed, every single country in the world would be in trouble.So we're doing very well with respect to that.Having to do with the whole situation on Iran, the The blockade is amazing.It's holding up very strong, very powerfully.And I think we're making a lot of progress in that.But the pope has to understand Iran.

Very simple.Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon.

The world would be in great danger.And just a quick note right now on Donald Trump's demand that the pope has to understand that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon.There was already an agreement in place preventing exactly that.Trump tore it up because he didn't like the guy whose name was attached to the deal.And that deal did the thing that Trump is claiming he wants to do by bombing Iran every six months to the tune of billions of dollars.In other words, Trump's partisan hackery and jealousy costs Americans $50 billion and counting.

And yet it's the Pope who needs to be schooled.Got it.And reporters have actually pushed back again about Donald Trump's new feud with the religious community.

Well, I want them to preach the Gospel.

I'm all about the Gospel.But I also know that you cannot let a certain country, which is a very mean -spirited country, have a nuclear weapon.If they did, they would use it, and I think they'd use it quickly, and they would kill many millions of people.So, you know, the Pope could disagree with me on that, but certainly we're allowed to have that.I'm all about the Gospel.I'm about it as much as anybody can be.

But I can't allow, as President of the United States of America, I can't allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon.And here's the story.They won't have.They've already agreed not to have.That's good news.And I think the folk will be very happy that Trump is, quote, all about the gospel.

Now, you may have seen this video before, but if not, I want to show you exactly how all about the gospel he is.Here's what happened when all about the gospel.Donald Trump was asked for his favorite Bible verse.

You mentioned the Bible, you've been talking about how it's your favorite book, and you said, I think last night in Iowa, some people are surprised that you say that.I'm wondering what one or two of your most favorite Bible verses are and why.

I wouldn't want to get into it, because to me that's very personal.You know, when I talk about the Bible it's very personal, so I don't want to get into verses, I don't want to get into...

There's no verse that means a lot to you that you think about or cite?

The Bible means a lot to me, but I don't want to get into specifics.

See how all about the gospel he is, and if I was the Pope, I'd maybe consider just staying in my lane when it comes to going toe -to -toe with the behemoth of the Bible, Donald Jesus Trump.I also find it pretty interesting that when asked if he would meet with the Pope, Trump said this.Especially considering when I asked Barack Obama who he'd most like to meet, this was his answer.Who, uh, is there, is there a person that you most want to meet that you haven't met yet?

I'll be honest with you.Being president or even being an ex -president, I can kind of meet everybody, so I've met a lot of folks.The person who I have not yet met and that I'm looking forward to meeting, and I hope I get an opportunity sometime in the future, is the new Pope, who is from Chicago and a White Sox fan.I had the pleasure of getting to know Pope Francis pretty well.And he was legit.There's some figures, he's one, the Dalai Lama was another, is another, who, they're how you hope they are.

They kind of walk the walk.And my sense of this new pope is he's from that, he's cut from that cloth.Somebody who worked in places that really needed help.And wasn't just, preaching from a pulpit, but getting his hands dirty trying to trying to help people.So I'm looking forward to talking to him.

So it's no wonder Trump already hates the guy, because Obama likes him.And Trump's disdain for Obama is one of the only thing that fuels him.It's why he dismantled the ACA.It's why he's dismantled the Iran nuclear deal, the JCPOA.I mean, hell, you could make the argument that Trump ran for president because Obama made fun of him at the White House Correspondents Dinner.Trump knows that he will never be as smart, never be as articulate, never be as good looking as Obama.

And so he's dedicated his life and his presidency to trying to undermine Obama's legacy instead, even if doing so leaves Americans sicker, poorer, and less fortunate.Because at the end of the day, it's not any of us who he cares about.It's not any of the 350 million Americans who Trump cares about.It is Donald Trump and his own fragile ego.But I'll leave you with one last thing, words from Leviticus 19 .4.Do not turn to idols or make metal gods for yourselves.

Perhaps someone should let this guy and his cult following down in Florida know that while using their Christianity as a shield, they're the ones undermining it.Before you go, I'm very excited to announce that I've written a new book titled The Day After, How to Wield Power in a Post -Trump World.The book explores what is, in my opinion, the single most important theme that we're dealing with in politics today and moving forward, power.Specifically, how Republicans abuse it and how Democrats refuse to wield it.This book explains how we got here and more importantly, how we should finally wield power if we're lucky enough to get it back.It is the blueprint for progressives who want to do far more than just restore the status quo.

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