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Wednesday, June 3, 2020

This President Is Hitting the Fan


After President Trump's apparent orders to use tear gas on peaceful protesters at the White House yesterday so he could get a photo opportunity for himself, of himself, holding a Bible in front of a church, the stuff is hitting the fan, so to speak. Herewith, just a few quotes and articles on it all.

Just some of the headlines from the last 24 hours.

This is what started it all, really.

Donald Trump stood outside the church holding a Bible.


It went on from there.






Different members of the clergy all came out resoundingly against the President's actions, at least, if not also this President himself.



Meanwhile, a  quote. Note the source.

“This is an awful man, waving a book he hasn’t read, in front of a church he doesn’t attend, invoking laws he doesn’t understand, against fellow Americans he sees as enemies, wielding a military he dodged serving, to protect power he gained via accepting foreign interference, exploiting fear and anger he loves to stoke, after failing to address a pandemic he was warned about, and building it all on a bed of constant lies and childish inanity.” 

-- Robert Hendrickson, Rector at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church in Tucson, Arizona.

Another minister in Washington said this but I can't find his name, unfortunately.

"You had a Bible in your hand. It's clear you don't have it in your heart."

This is the disturbing, possibly frightening aspect of the Trump administration and its handling of national issues.


This is encouraging, some encouragement, because we need it, both because of the source--Republicans--and that it ran on Fox.


Even ancient, Right Wing nutjob Pat Robertson thinks this President was and is wrong here. That's how bad.


More encouragement. Actual Republicans--gasp--speaking up against this man in the White House.

GOP senators offer rare rebuke 

of Trump on church visit 


And this next is the reason I believe Americans will not re-elect this President come November.


In the middle of the worst, most killing, international pandemic in over 100 years.

Stunning.

A meme on social media said it best yesterday:

"Helluva job, Donnie. 
You're managed to bring back the 1918 pandemic, 1929 Depression and 1968 race riots all at the same time."

God help us all.

As I've said before, God help us all.


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