Marjorie Taylor Greene compared Donald Trump to Jesus. She was proved wrong immediately after.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) put her Christianity at the center of her politics even more than usual when she compared Donald Trump to Jesus Christ because, she said, they’re both convicted felons. But Trump apparently didn’t get the message, following her speech at the same rally by saying that he doesn’t care if his supporters are passing out from the heat, he just wants their votes.
Greene and Trump were in Las Vegas at Sunset Park for a Trump campaign rally on Sunday. Trump was convicted on 34 counts last month related to his scheme to influence the 2016 presidential election by paying off adult actress Stormy Daniels to keep her quiet about their affair and then fraudulently recording the hush money payment, and Greene has been a vocal critic of that conviction.
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She called Johnson “useless” for not shutting down the government in response to Donald Trump’s conviction.
“The Democrats and the fake news media want to talk about ‘Trump is a convicted felon,’” she said at Sunday’s rally. “You want to know something? The man that I worship is also a convicted felon. And he was murdered on a Roman cross.”
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Greene: The Democrats and the fake news media want to talk about ‘Trump is a convicted felon.’ You want to know something? The man that I worship is also a convicted felon. And he was murdered on a Roman cross pic.twitter.com/R4a4JQKvvc— Acyn (@Acyn) June 9, 2024
The rally was held outdoors in over 100-degree weather, and two dozen supporters needed to be treated for medical issues related to the heat. Six went to the hospital, according to the AP.
But Trump apparently didn’t get the memo that he is supposed to be Christ-like. He told people at the rally that his campaign would offer help to people who needed it, but not because he actually cared about people.
“Do you feel the breeze? I don’t want anybody going on me. We need every voter,” he said. “I don’t care about you. I just want your vote. I don’t care.”
He then may have realized that admitting he doesn’t care about his supporters is a bit gauche, so he preemptively lashed out at the media: “See now the press will take that and they’ll say, ‘He said a horrible thing.'”
Trump: Do you feel the breeze? I don't want anybody going on me. We need every voter. I don't care about you. I just want your vote. I don't care. pic.twitter.com/IirvQs123c— Acyn (@Acyn) June 9, 2024
Earlier in his speech, he complained that rally organizers were more worried about the crowd’s safety than his.
“Everybody was so worried yesterday about you, and they never mentioned me,” he whined. “I’m up here sweating like a dog.”
“Secret Service said we have to make sure everyone’s safe, I say, what about me?”
“They don’t think about me! I’m working my a** off, I’m working hard.”
Trump: it's 110, but it doesn't feel it to me, right. If anybody goes down. Everybody was so worried yesterday about you and they never mentioned me. I'm up here sweating like a dog. They don’t think about me. This is hard work. pic.twitter.com/vEyJYBhJfo— Acyn (@Acyn) June 9, 2024
Trump later said that he was joking.
On X, people reacted to both Greene’s and Trump’s statements.
“Ted Bundy, Charles Manson, and Jeffrey Dahmer were all convicted felons, which makes them just like Jesus, y’all!!!!”— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@BettyBowers) June 9, 2024
Their “Christianity” is as fake as George Santos's resume.— 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐝𝐢 (@ChidiNwatu) June 9, 2024
“The man I worship is a convicted felon” We know Marge, he was just convicted a week ago.— TayoMurph (@TayoMurph) June 9, 2024
Jesus wasn’t a convicted felon. There was no such things as felons in Biblical times. So who is @repmtg talking about? Charles Manson?— Agatha (@NaughtyAgatha45) June 9, 2024
Yea… Jesus was out there boinking porn stars while he thurs wife was home with their child.— Matthew Arthur-Gray (@marthurgray) June 9, 2024
These comparisons are disgusting.— Burt Macklin (@BurtMaclin_FBI) June 9, 2024
Charles Manson was also a convicted felon— CB— (@ConservBlue2020) June 9, 2024
who wants to tell @mtg that felonies started 1400 years after Jesus?— Yo Soy La Enfermera (@Nurseynurse4eva) June 9, 2024
I told yall they’re in a cult. Comparing Trump to Jesus Christ is literally insane.— Ashlee (@tweetwithashlee) June 9, 2024
Blasphemy. Geez.— Marc² (@MGsquared) June 9, 2024
I take it she conveniently forgets that Jesus literally was against everything MAGA stands for.— Amberlee Lane (@AmberleeLane) June 9, 2024
Did his fans hear that and NOT walk out? How is it possible for one man to have an abusive, toxic relationship with millions?— Marc Goldstein (@marc92gold) June 9, 2024
"The press with take this video and show it verbatim about me saying I don't care about you, just your vote, and somehow spin it"— Cheesy Gordita Brett (@CreampieOrDie) June 9, 2024
The sun is baking his brain.— Art Candee (@ArtCandee) June 9, 2024
Freudian slip of the century— Sam Underhill (@samunderhill_) June 9, 2024
The press will take the horrible and disgusting thing he just said, and say he said what he just said?Got it— Josh Garrett (@josh_garrett_kc) June 9, 2024
We know he doesn't care about anyone but himself, but they are too ignorant pick up on this.— A to the Z (@A_tothe_Z_Amber) June 9, 2024
This week, on “Things Trump Says When the Teleprompter is Broken”…— SnarkTank (@TheSnarkTank99) June 9, 2024
We know he doesn’t care about anyone but himself.— Matt (@MattMMPLS) June 9, 2024
How is that not a horrible thing?— Eric Geeks (@UpBeatGeeks) June 9, 2024
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