"'I’m thankful the President has made it very clear that this was not at all what he thought the AI-generated image was representing—he thought it was a doctor helping someone, and when he learned of the concerns, he immediately removed the post.'"

As Holly says, it's hard to write satire these days when "reality" itself, as offered to us by the links of Graham, is ludicrous satire of, well, reality and truth.

#Trump #Hegseth #PopeLeo #FranklinGraham #DoctorTrump #WhiteChristianNationalism
/6

Holly Berkley Fletcher links to and provides an excerpt from a satirical piece she has written saying that Franklin Graham blames Jesus for Trump's missteps with Iran and the economy. Then she notes that right after she published this, Franklin Graham said,

'I do not believe President Trump would knowingly depict himself as Jesus Christ—that would certainly be inappropriate.'"

#Trump #Hegseth #PopeLeo #FranklinGraham #DoctorTrump #WhiteChristianNationalism
/5

https://hollyberkleyfletcher.substack.com/p/franklin-graham-blames-jesus-for

(continued from /14)

"'that he’s a politically dangerous existentially threatening figure in America and the global scene. He is unbound. This is a reckless force moving through America with enormous global complications.'"

#Trump #ApprovalRating #MAGA #Iran #war #PopeLeo #DoctorTrump #economy
/15

"Larry Jacobs, director of the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance at the University of Minnesota, said: 'Donald Trump is a wounded political animal. There’s no fading away for this guy. The more damaged he gets, the more reckless he gets and he is someone who is so consumed with a delusion of his grandeur'" (continued in /15)

~ David Smith

#Trump #ApprovalRating #MAGA #Iran #war #PopeLeo #DoctorTrump #economy
/14

https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/apr/18/donald-trump-popularity-iran-christianity-economy

An email sent by Sinan Kanatsiz, an obscure but well-connected figure in Trump’s political orbit, offers its recipients a 'one-on-one meeting and private photo with President Donald Trump” in exchange for a “contribution of $500,000 to TPUSA PAC.'”

#PopeLeo #Trump #Republicans #Catholics #DoctorTrump #power
/16

"It is an effort championed by Erika Kirk, the widow of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, to secure victories for MAGA candidates in the 2026 and 2028 elections by increasing Republican support in Arizona, New Mexico, and Nevada.

The event is free for people who would like to listen to Trump’s speech from the pews at Dream City Church. But a more interactive experience is available — for a price."

#PopeLeo #Trump #Republicans #Catholics #DoctorTrump #power
/15

"On Friday, President Trump is scheduled to appear at the Dream City Church in Phoenix, Arizona, for a Turning Point USA event. Trump’s appearance at the event is part of Turning Point USA’s 'Build the Red Wall' campaign."

~ Judd Legum

#PopeLeo #Trump #Republicans #Catholics #DoctorTrump #power
/14

https://popular.info/p/500000-buys-a-one-on-one-meeting

"But the kind of grooming that you've seen among white conservative Christians has been that they've pushed the bar further and further toward Donald Trump being appointed by God, anointed by God. by God to make Christ his king, to make sure that the world knows that Christ is king. He's doing God's work."

#PopeLeo #Trump #Republicans #Catholics #DoctorTrump #power
/13

"Boy, you know, we are in some weird space. Indeed. I mean, there's a there's a concept, you know, it's something else that Donald Trump is quite familiar with since he was best friends with Jeffrey Epstein called grooming. And the right likes to accuse gay people of grooming everybody there around their grooming."

~ Robert B. Jones

#PopeLeo #Trump #Republicans #Catholics #DoctorTrump #power
/12

https://www.joyannreid.com/p/a-bad-week-for-the-ai-epstein-class