David French: What We Saw from Trump on Easter Sunday ‘Was a Remarkable Display of Venom and Hatred’

BRZEZINSKI Joining us now ░░░░░░░░ have NBC News national ░░░░░░░░ Analyst John Heilemann former ░░░░░░░░ aide to both the ░░░░░░░░ and Clinton campaigns Adrienne ░░░░░░░░ and New York Times ░░░░░░░░ columnist David French His ░░░░░░░░ piece is entitled Trump ░░░░░░░░ no savior And Why ░░░░░░░░ t We go right ░░░░░░░░ right after we tell ░░░░░░░░ about President Biden s ░░░░░░░░ Sunday message that reads ░░░░░░░░ part this Easter reminds ░░░░░░░░ of the power of ░░░░░░░░ and promise of Christ ░░░░░░░░ Resurrection As we gather ░░░░░░░░ loved ones we remember ░░░░░░░░ s sacrifice We pray ░░░░░░░░ one another and cherish ░░░░░░░░ blessing of the dawn ░░░░░░░░ new possibilities And with ░░░░░░░░ and conflict taking a ░░░░░░░░ on innocent lives around ░░░░░░░░ world we renew our ░░░░░░░░ to work for peace ░░░░░░░░ and dignity for all ░░░░░░░░ We ll compare that ░░░░░░░░ French to Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ spent another religious holiday ░░░░░░░░ on Truth Social He ░░░░░░░░ 77 times Like is ░░░░░░░░ OK The presumptive 2024 ░░░░░░░░ nominee went after his ░░░░░░░░ enemies all day long ░░░░░░░░ his many posts one ░░░░░░░░ all caps blasting the ░░░░░░░░ evil and sick prosecutors ░░░░░░░░ to hold him accountable ░░░░░░░░ his alleged crimes He ░░░░░░░░ shared two far right ░░░░░░░░ articles one entitled The ░░░░░░░░ of Donald Trump the ░░░░░░░░ calling him a miracle ░░░░░░░░ take this in the ░░░░░░░░ the chosen one sent ░░░░░░░░ God David in your ░░░░░░░░ piece you write in ░░░░░░░░ quote A significant part ░░░░░░░░ American Christianity is spiraling ░░░░░░░░ of control The MAGA ░░░░░░░░ is clear First it ░░░░░░░░ up its people into ░░░░░░░░ religious frenzy It lines ░░░░░░░░ convince them that Democrats ░░░░░░░░ an existential threat to ░░░░░░░░ country and the church ░░░░░░░░ tells worried Christians that ░░░░░░░░ fate of the nation ░░░░░░░░ at stake Then just ░░░░░░░░ it builds up the ░░░░░░░░ from the Democrats it ░░░░░░░░ an idol of Trump ░░░░░░░░ his divine purpose and ░░░░░░░░ the prophecies of his ░░░░░░░░ return Sadly all of ░░░░░░░░ spilled into the open ░░░░░░░░ Holy Week the very ░░░░░░░░ when the actual example ░░░░░░░░ Jesus Christ should thoroughly ░░░░░░░░ MAGA s fear and ░░░░░░░░ s will to power ░░░░░░░░ Jesus conquered death and ░░░░░░░░ and rose from the ░░░░░░░░ he didn t come ░░░░░░░░ for vengeance One does ░░░░░░░░ hate one s way ░░░░░░░░ the kingdom of God ░░░░░░░░ our hearts are so ░░░░░░░░ that we fail to ░░░░░░░░ those virtues it does ░░░░░░░░ no good to respond ░░░░░░░░ Lord I posted Christ ░░░░░░░░ king to troll my ░░░░░░░░ So David but yet ░░░░░░░░ this day after Easter ░░░░░░░░ re looking at a ░░░░░░░░ weekend of of these ░░░░░░░░ of upside down realities ░░░░░░░░ Trump takes French Yes ░░░░░░░░ reality twists it and ░░░░░░░░ it against his people ░░░░░░░░ have to ask though ░░░░░░░░ the people who have ░░░░░░░░ means whether it be ░░░░░░░░ positions financial means educational ░░░░░░░░ who could if they ░░░░░░░░ invited or if they ░░░░░░░░ go to Mar a ░░░░░░░░ on a Saturday night ░░░░░░░░ then go to church ░░░░░░░░ celebrate Jesus love on ░░░░░░░░ Sunday morning French Well ░░░░░░░░ know what we saw ░░░░░░░░ on Easter Sunday was ░░░░░░░░ remarkable display of venom ░░░░░░░░ hatred I mean really ░░░░░░░░ the point Mika where ░░░░░░░░ re right to wonder ░░░░░░░░ he OK and we ░░░░░░░░ the answer is no ░░░░░░░░ s not OK And ░░░░░░░░ but what s even ░░░░░░░░ disturbing than that venom ░░░░░░░░ hatred on Easter Sunday ░░░░░░░░ was the buildup of ░░░░░░░░ Week It featured Trump ░░░░░░░░ posts where he compared ░░░░░░░░ in calling a post ░░░░░░░░ a supporter compared him ░░░░░░░░ Jesus in the trials ░░░░░░░░ faces in court in ░░░░░░░░ York to the trials ░░░░░░░░ faced is a beautiful ░░░░░░░░ He s selling Bibles ░░░░░░░░ then you know the ░░░░░░░░ thing is this isn ░░░░░░░░ just confined to Trump ░░░░░░░░ He used to be ░░░░░░░░ to say or used ░░░░░░░░ try to comfort ourselves ░░░░░░░░ saying Well Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ the bad guy And ░░░░░░░░ there s just so ░░░░░░░░ good people who are ░░░░░░░░ and there are still ░░░░░░░░ people who are fooled ░░░░░░░░ him But it s ░░░░░░░░ increasingly clear that Trumpism ░░░░░░░░ that Trump ethic is ░░░░░░░░ leaking into American Christianity ░░░░░░░░ as we saw when ░░░░░░░░ during Holy Week Christians ░░░░░░░░ over Twitter were posting ░░░░░░░░ is king specifically aimed ░░░░░░░░ Jewish Americans specifically aimed ░░░░░░░░ assert religious dominance in ░░░░░░░░ very gross and ugly ░░░░░░░░ And we re seeing ░░░░░░░░ just leave seek out ░░░░░░░░ and it is very ░░░░░░░░ but even more than ░░░░░░░░ it is very dangerous.”