It won’t have escaped Donald Trump’s notice that his arrest has come during Holy Week, when our Lord and Saviour was sentenced by a cruel mob and crucified only to rise again.
Trump — aka ‘the Tangerine Jesus’ — has long understood the religious power of politics in America. That’s why ‘I am your retribution’ is his campaign pitch in 2024. It’s why, recovering from Covid in the run up to the 2020 election, he described his recovery as ‘a blessing from God’ and behaved a bit like Lazarus brought back from the dead. It’s why he accuses the Democrats of stealing ‘our sacred elections.’ And it’s why Trump and his team are orchestrating his arrest today into a giant media spectacle, milking his legal persecution for all it is worth with a press conference tonight and no doubt endless ‘Justice’ campaign slogans to come.
Get ready for the Passion of the Donald.
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