Former President Donald Trump’s latest venture selling Bibles has sparked the fury of Christians.
Trump, who became the presumptive Republican nominee earlier in March, posted a video on his Truth Social platform on Tuesday urging his supporters to buy the “God Bless the USA Bible,” inspired by country singer Lee Greenwood’s patriotic ballad.
“Happy Holy Week! Let’s Make America Pray Again. As we lead into Good Friday and Easter, I encourage you to get a copy of the God Bless the USA Bible,” Trump wrote in the post, alongside a link to a website selling the book for $59.99. It came a day after Trump seemingly compared his legal plight to Jesus Christ’s persecution.
And it comes as he faces mounting legal bills while fighting four criminal indictments and a series of civil charges while running to reclaim the White House. On Monday, a New York appeals court agreed to hold off on collecting the more than $454 million he owes following a civil fraud judgment if he puts up $175 million within 10 days.
But the move has sparked the ire of Christians.
In a late stage capitalist system it’s a national security issue to have a president in such a severe amount of debt. It should be a requirement to be personally debt free to be president.
I don’t know if debt should be a factor. Being a criminal should though
This amount of debt absolutely must be a factor. It puts someone at so much more risk for being coerced or bribed.
I understand your point. But if risks were to be considered, then there are other factors I think are more pressing (such as age, private companies, stock trade etc). The risk of doing something can’t be a factor. Having done something should
Sure, I’m not saying debt should be the only factor.
I think that’s a very narrow view. Of course risks matter and should be considered when choosing a candidate. In fact, if a candidate has not yet been president before, all you can do is to assess what they might do once they are.
Oh absolutely, so should having been impeached twice.