President Donald Trump’s Republican midterm convention in Dallas featured a bizarre video that claimed he was chosen by God for a special purpose.

The video, which was also used in 2024, is a modified version of Paul Harvey’s 1978 “So God Made a Farmer” speech, but with a twist: In this one, God makes Trump.

“And on June 14th, 1946, God looked down on his planned paradise and said, ‘I need a caretaker,’” the narrator says. “So God gave us Trump.”

Critics were stunned by the video’s blatant idolatry, especially on a stage where speaker after speaker had attacked Democrats about faith while posturing as defenders of Christianity.

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    13 days ago

    How much you want to bet that Congress awards it to him anyway since Republicans control all of Congress? That would be a royal “f*ck you” to active, former, and deceased service members everywhere. Could not imagine a more clear basis for outrage from Americans everywhere than that.

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      13 days ago

      Could not imagine a more clear basis for outrage from Americans everywhere than that.

      Remember when he tore down part of the white house for essentially no reason? That was a way bigger insult to the nation

      Who cares if he steals a little piece of metal? He does that all the time, he loves stealing tokens and trophies. No one with half a brain would ever be confused and believe that he somehow earned the FIFA trophy and congressional medal of Honor, and a purple heart and whatever else he wants to stick on a shelf

      It’s embarrassing, for both him and the county, but it’s entirely meaningless. It’s just a piece of metal if you don’t earn it

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        12 days ago

        A Soldier Will Fight Long and Hard for a Bit of Colored Ribbon - potentially Napoleon, most likely in French.