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Trump scrapes the bottom of the barrel

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tidyskatemum Tue 02-Jun-20 22:04:40

I am astounded that no-one has commented on Trump’s crass and cynical photoshoot standing outside the church in Washington and brandishing a bible, having deployed guards using teargas to clear his way there. Not to mention dragging Melania along to the shrine of John Paul II for more photos when neither of them set foot in church from one month to the next. Surely any Christian should be outraged at his manipulation of their religion? Though apparently evangelical Christians think he’s doing a good job.(??????!!!!!)

Taliya Wed 03-Jun-20 11:12:26

The trouble is many so called Christians in bible belt America are racist. That's why Trump got voted into power. Very sad.

Mollyplop Wed 03-Jun-20 11:13:21

The man is vile. My in laws live in USA half of the year. She is American and Father in law is British. They think he is a genius apparently! I cant discuss politics with them as it makes me too cross. However I will be interested to hear how they defend his actions on this occasion.

henetha Wed 03-Jun-20 11:16:15

I also have American friends who are devoted Christians but they think Trump is appalling.
His present behaviour has sunk to new depths and the situation is becoming dangerous.
He surely can't get re-elected can he? Please not!

Gwenisgreat1 Wed 03-Jun-20 11:16:58

Has Trump ever read any part of the bible? Can he even read?
He behaves like an overgown spoilt brat!!

SaraC Wed 03-Jun-20 11:22:04

Thank you Jaycee5, Carly and Esmerelda - really interesting perspectives. Just to be clear - Trump didn’t win the last election. He did not achieve a majority of votes - his advisors and campaign managers strategically targeted specific electoral colleges which is what swung the 2016 election. Yes, he does want civil war. With the US economy and employment rate in tatters political analysts are saying he will ramp up on racism, division and aggression as his electoral strategy. An extremely dangerous man.

jennymolly Wed 03-Jun-20 11:32:09

I hate being so sweeping in my statement but I've had enough. In my opinion ANYONE who still votes Republican is complicit in the perpetration of pure evil, corruption, sexual molestation of women and children and racial hatred. Add to that the so called Christians who support him are the worst of the worst.

Newatthis Wed 03-Jun-20 11:47:32

So - is there anyone out there who loves Trump? I have an English friend that lives in the USA and she adores him. It is like she is perpetually walking through a tunnel of light and at the end there is Trump and she cannot see outside of this tunnel, almost evangelical. So, if there is anyone out there who is a Trump fan can they please say why as I am sure many of us can't understand what it is that all his fans see in him.

Aepgirl Wed 03-Jun-20 11:51:00

The more I see of Trump’s antics the more I think he’s too dangerous to be so powerful.

Nannan2 Wed 03-Jun-20 11:51:20

Well Obama's back in the running for election this time, isnt he? So everyone will vote for him i guess..anyway we Brits cant moan- some voted Bumbling Boris in for us so theres not much difference!grinhmm

grandtanteJE65 Wed 03-Jun-20 11:57:52

Surely, no American citizen of Afro-American, Chinese, Jewish, Hispanic descent, to name but a few, will be prepared to vote for Trump after this?

I doubt that very many practising Christians outside the fundamentalistic Bible belt will either.

He may well find that he has cooked his own goose!

Theoddbird Wed 03-Jun-20 11:59:01

Nothing that man does surprises me now. He will do whatever it takes to get a vote. Once he is out of the Whitehouse his wife will divorce him. She is starting to look very uncomfortable...

Cymres1 Wed 03-Jun-20 12:01:09

Not that I would advocate violence in any way, but what surprises me is that no whacko over there has tried to take a pot shot at him. But then I suppose all the whacko fruitcakes are his supporters. Explains a lot.
There's nothing I don't think he wouldn't sink to, it staggers me that when there are decent, kind,, intelligent people in the USA he's getting away with this insanity. Don't they understand the rest of the world sees him as a dangerous clown?

sodapop Wed 03-Jun-20 12:26:29

Generalisations again rowyn the whole of USA did not vote for Trump, did the whole of UK vote for Boris I think not.

Bamm Wed 03-Jun-20 12:30:29

SaraC I think that you are quite right in your analysis . There are a great many Americans that are just appalled by Trump . My son and his family live in the USA, in the south, they and many others in their state have been driven to peaceful action by this administration.

Tanjamaltija Wed 03-Jun-20 12:35:27

If you go to my Facebook page you'd see what I had to say about it! I also posted a note from someone who was forcibly removed from the area.

Bamm Wed 03-Jun-20 12:37:36

Nannan2 personally I think that there is a great deal of difference between Boris and the horror that is Trump!

Chickenfeet Wed 03-Jun-20 12:53:47

Bird of the feather stick together ,a lot of Americans shared his idea n agreed his actions. A bad bankrupt business man using the same tactics to run the country. Most scary a lot of other countries following his orders like Canada n Australia n UK

lilydily9 Wed 03-Jun-20 12:56:24

Nothing Trump does should surprise us anymore. I just hope that come November he is removed from the White House and America gets a President the world can respect.

3nanny6 Wed 03-Jun-20 13:05:30

Trump scrapes the bottom of the barrel is an under statement
he is the bottom of the barrel. He is a war mongering ill equipped man of diminished intelligence and needs to be removed from the White House a.s.a.p. he is whipping up every tension he can in U.S.A. and the country is in tatters.
He could not even handle the pandemic in a responsible way and then it hit home the brutality of the American police department. Racism in the U.S.A is nothing new it has been bubbling up for years and it looks just like the sixties again when we had the peaceful and wonderful influence of the late Martin Luther King sadly shot for wanting a better U.S.A. for black people. Trump is loving the furore and violence being acted out in disturbing film and pictures on our T.V. screens and it is turning away from the sadistic murder of the man choked to death by that brutal police officer. Enough is enough and Trump should be stopped before any more damage is done.

A few posters have said that it is at least in America but the thing is it is spreading over to the U.K . and nobody seems to care and like someone else pointed out we have Boris and he is a great mate of Trumps and I can't think why.
Black people in U.K are now kicking off about black lives matter (I am in agreement of that) but all this is beginning to stink and all around are losing the plot a bloody great way to be coming out of lockdown don't you think?

helgawills Wed 03-Jun-20 13:06:03

Elegran, sorry, I did not mean to generalise, should have started A lot of....Having watched videos of church services, where couples brought their gun in to be blessed, I despair.

Tilly712 Wed 03-Jun-20 13:23:53

@Esmeralda that quote is the most accurate description I have ever seen of Trump. He is a terrible human being but what is most scary is that many Americans who spout the same vile sentiments will vote for him again.

JuneRose Wed 03-Jun-20 13:39:04

The problem is who can stop him? Surely those around him can see what we see, or are they all too terrified to speak up? He's obviously a very powerful man. One wonders where all this will end ? Right minded people in America must be in despair.

Grannynannywanny Wed 03-Jun-20 13:40:05

The next time we see the despicable Trump with a bible in his hand hopefully it will be in a court of law when he’s about to stand trial.

Jane43 Wed 03-Jun-20 13:41:04

I have a good friend in Minnesota. She despises Trump and everything he stands for but says the vast majority of people she knows are Trump supporters despite the fact that the Governor is a Democrat. She predicts a Trump,landslide because he will continue to stoke the divisions and claim to be The Law And Order President which is his Plan B because his Plan A was to be The President who saved The Economy which he had to ditch because of COVID19. Yes some people think he is a genius because he has claimed to be on more than one occasion calling himself ‘a stable genius’ and many Americans believe everything that comes out of his mouth; there are many victims of his failed business ventures to show that is the case.

travelsafar Wed 03-Jun-20 13:42:23

How can he even think that people all over the world let alone in America believe he is a God fearing person and follows the bible!!!!