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Knowledge is Power:
Project 2025/America First Cliff Notes +
Debunking Christian Nationalists with The Bible
Information gathered by Bekah Day
(Last Updated: November 18th, 2024)
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Trump’ s 2025 Cabinet (so far):
Donald J Trump (POTUS)
| Russian Asset for the past 40 years https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/11/19/trump-first-moscow-trip-215842/, https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/29/czechoslovakia-spied-on-trump-to-exploit-ties-to-highest-echelons-of-us-power, https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/dec/15/czechoslovakia-spied-on-donald-trump-ivana-files, https://web.archive.org/web/20241110143747/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/29/trump-russia-asset-claims-former-kgb-spy-new-book
| Accused of sexual assault by at least 27 women as of Nov. 2024 https://www.npr.org/2024/10/25/g-s1-29963/stacey-williams-donald-trump-jeffrey-epstein
| Longtime friend of some of the most prevalent sex traffickers of our generation – Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, P. Diddy (Sean Combs), and Hugh Hefner https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/01/trump-jeffrey-epstein-tapes, https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/press-release/file/1181016/dl, https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/11/donald-trump-hugh-hefner-playboy-persona, https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/us-news/presidential-election/2024/09/24/66f1f2fa22601ded2b8b457e.html, https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/01/ghislaine-maxwell-accuser-cross-examination, https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/money-and-power/a33393615/president-donald-trump-ghislaine-maxwell-relationship/
| Accused 5 innocent black and latino boys of a crime they didn’t commit, & demanded they be put to death. He even paid to take out pages in the newspaper in 1989 advocating for the state to put them to death.https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/feb/17/central-park-five-donald-trump-jogger-rape-case-new-york,https://apnews.com/article/central-park-five-exonerated-donald-trump-lawsuit-harris-6d7cfa4e5d117fb653d83555423b35f9
JD Vance (VP)
| Venture Capitalist https://www.businessinsider.com/startups-jd-vance-invested-in-venture-capital-narya-peter-thiel-2024-11
| Has compared Donald Trump to Hitler, and used words like “reprehensible” to describe him, until Donald Trump offered him a job, clearly leaving JD Vance starstruck https://www.reuters.com/world/us/jd-vance-once-compared-trump-hitler-now-they-are-running-mates-2024-07-15/
| Heritage Foundation Member (Creators of Project 2025/America First)
| Co-Author of Project 2025/America First https://newrepublic.com/article/184393/jd-vance-violent-foreword-kevin-roberts-project-2025-leader-book
Pete Hegseth (Defense Secretary)
| FOX News Host of 10 years
| Plans to ban women from serving in the military https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/pete-hegseths-remarks-women-combat-are-met-disgust-dissent-rcna180136
| Advocated for multiple disgraced servicemen who had been convinced of war crimes to be pardoned by Trump. https://time.com/7176342/pete-hegseth-donald-trump-pardon-war-crimes-military/
| Has multiple tattoos that are associated with the White Nationalism Movement/White Supremency https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/pete-hesgeth-tattoo-trump-administration-b2648147.html
Stephen Miller (Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy)
| Dramatically exposed for being a blatant White Nationalist https://www.npr.org/2019/11/26/783047584/leaked-emails-fuel-calls-for-stephen-miller-to-leave-white-house, https://www.thecut.com/article/stephen-miller-trump-administration-project-2025.html
| Key figure in the inhumane treatment of undocumented individuals at the border in Trump’s 1st term, and the architect of Trump’s 2nd terms plans to mass-deport undocumented individuals and denaturalize citizens https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/03/02/how-stephen-miller-manipulates-donald-trump-to-further-his-immigration-obsession
Kristie Noem (Homeland Security Secretary)
| Wants to end CRT (African American History) in all schools https://www.kristinoem.com/policies/stopping-critical-race-theory , https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/05/us/south-dakota-governor-critical-race-theory-order/index.html
| Shamelessly shared in a book that she wrote, that she believed shooting her 14 month old puppy to death was the only solution to her being unable to train it https://www.newsweek.com/kristi-noem-controversies-dog-killing-tribal-land-bans-1984194
| Is banned from all Indigenous American Tribal Land In South Dakota, the state in which she sits as governor. She very vocally shared her misinformed and harmful beliefs that Indigenous Americans are profiting off of Mexican drug cartels that were rampant on Tribal Land in South Dakota. She also shared her oppressive and uneducated belief that Indiginous American children are not being parented properly on their Tribal Land https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/21/kristi-noem-banned-tribal-lands
Matt Gaetz (Attorney General)
| Actively under investigation for sex trafficking a minor, and feeding her drugs.https://abcnews.go.com/US/witness-tells-house-ethics-committee-matt-gaetz-paid/story?id=111217102
| Lied about adopting a son, later clarified that his ex-girlfriend’s little brother (an immigrant from Cuba, had lived with him from ages 12-19. Matt viewed him as his “helper”. https://people.com/politics/matt-gaetz-tells-story-boy-he-raised-as-a-son/
| Lengthy history of racism https://newrepublic.com/post/179044/matt-gaetz-racist-rant-dei-new-york-house-election-pilip)
Tom Homan (Border Czar)
| Does not view asylum seekers or immigrants as human beings, typically referring to them in a derogatory manner. To avoid backlash for splitting up families at the border, he plans to deport entire families together, even if they have their citizenship status. (https://newrepublic.com/article/187632/trump-tom-homan-mass-deportations)
| Former head of ICE during 2017-2018, while Trump was in office. He and the Trump administration were responsible for separating 4,000 children from their parents at the border within 2 years. https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4984740-trump-border-czar-tom-homan-immigration-ice-deportation/
| Co-Author of Project 2025 https://project2025admin.com/personnel/tom-homan/
Mike Waltz (National Security Advisor)
| Pro-Israel https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/2024-11-12/ty-article/.premium/trump-reportedly-taps-michael-waltz-pro-israel-green-beret-as-national-security-advisor/00000193-1dae-d76b-afd7-bfbfd2660000
| Voted against the PACT ACT, which would expand veterans access to medical benefits if they had been exposed to toxic and cancer-causing chemicals during war https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202257
Lee Zeldin (Environmental Protection Agency Director)
| No credentials or education in climate/environmental issues
| Voted to not certify the 2020 Election, and was implicated in a criminal investigation in 2022 for campaign fraud. https://kathyhochul.com/press_release/memo-lee-zeldins-election-fraud-scandal/
| History of racism against black people https://www.bet.com/article/p15756/republican-in-new-york-governors-race-accused-of-running-racist-campaign-ad
Mike Huckabee (Ambassador to Israel)
| Believes that there is “no such thing as a Palestinian”, and believes Palestine and The West Bank Belong to Israel. https://www.democracynow.org/2024/11/13/headlines/mike_huckabee_who_declared_theres_no_such_thing_as_a_palestinian_named_us_ambassador_to_israel
| History of racism towards minorities https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/04/04/former-arkansas-gov-mike-huckabee-issues-racist-tweet-mlb-backlash/7082664002/ )
Elise Stafanik (United Nations Ambassador)
| Believes in the “Great Replacement Theory” that there are too many minorities + immigrants and not enough white people https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/15/stefanik-buffalo-replacement/ , https://www.nyic.org/2022/05/nyic-denounces-rep-stefaniks-history-of-misinformation-and-racism-that-led-to-the-murderous-rampage-in-buffalo/
Susie Wiles (White House Chief of Staff)
| Conflicts of interest, specifically between Elon Musk/Tesla https://www.commondreams.org/news/susie-wiles-trump
| Responsible for getting Ron Desantis elected, and the backbone behind Trump’s 2024 campaign https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/04/26/susie-wiles-trump-desantis-profile-00149654
Robert F. Kennedy (Secretary of The Department of Health and Human Services)
| In 2019, RFK Jr.’s medical/scientific misinformation & anti-vaccine conspiracies caused a measles outbreak in Samoa https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/how-could-rfk-jr-s-anti-vax-rhetoric-hurt-the-us-just-ask-samoa/ | In 2023, RFK Jr stated that COVID-19 was bioengineered weapon used to “ethnically target” specific groups, and to avoid Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese people, denies the effectiveness of medications that treat HIV/AIDS & questions the well established origins of the virus https://thehill.com/homenews/4993660-robert-f-kennedy-trump-health-human-services/
| Believes school shootings are caused by antidepressants https://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2024-11-17/robert-f-kennedy-jr-is-a-danger-to-americas-health
| Believes that diabetic patients should be recommended a “gym membership” and a “good diet” by their doctor before medication https://apnews.com/article/robert-r-kennedy-rfk-vaccines-hhs-food-trump-0500f67ef53ed6862583dace587b3899
| Has publicly cheated on his current wife at least 4 times publicly, including with a reporter covering his 2024 Presidential Election, Olivia Nuzzi https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation-politics/three-more-women-say-robert-f-kennedy-jr-cheated-on-cheryl-hines-with-them/
| Accused of sexually assaulting his children’s babysitter https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/12/rfk-jr-sexual-assault-apology-00167867 |
Elon Musk + Vivek Ramaswamy (Department of Government Efficiency )
Elon Musk
Vivick Ramswamy
- Supports ending birthright citizenship, supports abolishing the FBI, supports abolishing The Department Education, plans to make large cuts to veteran’s healthcare, financially intertwined with Peter Theil and JD Vance. https://project2025admin.com/personnel/vivek-ramaswamy/
Marco Rubio (Secretary of State)
| Extreme anti-LGBTQ rights politician – supporting the “Don’t Say Gay” Bill in Florida.
| Supports abortion bans https://www.hrc.org/press-releases/sen-marco-rubio-earns-a-0-out-of-100-on-human-rights-campaigns-congressional-scorecard-his-anti-lgbtq-anti-choice-track-record-shows-why-florida-cant-trust-him-with-another-six-years-in-the-u-s-senate
| Believes Trump being prosecuted and charged for the felonies he committed, was election interference to try to get him to lose the election. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/rubio-gets-blowback-comparing-trump-trial-cuban-show-trials-executions-rcna154931
Todd Blanche (Deputy Attorney General)
| Donald Trump’s attorney who represented him in his recent trial, where a jury found him guilty of 34 felonies. This is an ongoing case, and Donald Trump is still waiting to be sentenced. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp9zjl2d3m7o
Doug Collins (Secretary of Veterans Affairs)
| Against the LGBTQ+ community having equal rights. Believes that The Marriage Equality Act should be rolled back.
| Supported Donald Trump’s 2017 Muslim-ban https://www.congress.gov/116/meeting/house/110514/documents/HMKP-116-JU00-20200212-SD007.pdf
| Defended the hundreds of connections that Donald and his 1st Term administration had with Russian Intelligence https://apnews.com/article/b88a2a9bc3d745439d3f088d2ba783b7
| Supports ending the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare). Has voted repeatedly against Americans having access to healthcare. https://www.healthreformvotes.org/congress/412531
Doug Burgum (Interior Secretary | Overseeing management of Federal Land, Native American affairs, environmental protections and use of natural resources)
| Signed HB 1254 in North Dakota banning transgender and cisgender children from accessing gender affirming care. This includes children who need growth hormone therapy and puberty blocker for precocious puberty, which are commonly prescribed. https://www.newsweek.com/doug-burgum-north-dakota-governor-abortion-trans-issues-1986267
| Signed HB 1473 giving individuals the “religious right of refusal” to refuse to give employment or refuse to give services to members of the LGBTQ+ community in North Dakota https://www.hrc.org/press-releases/icymi-governor-doug-burgum-signs-discriminatory-bathroom-bill-into-law-inviting-more-instances-of-harassment-and-violence-against-transgender-north-dakotans
William McGinley (White House Counsel)
| In March 2024, William McGinley joined the RNC’s Election Integrity Team, serving as outside counsel. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/14/us/politics/rnc-chair-trump.html
Dean John Sauer (Solicitor General)
| Tried to help Donald Trump overturn the 2020 election https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22O155/163322/20201210115500103_2020-12-10%20-%20Motion%20to%20Intervene%20and%20Proposed%20Bill%20of%20Complaint%20-%20Final%20With%20Tables.pdf
| In January 2024, he legally represented Donald Trump regarding the issue of presidential immunity in the criminal case, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. DONALD J. TRUMP. https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/trump-taps-his-immunity-lawyer-john-sauer-as-solicitor-general
John Ratcliffe (CIA Director)
| Was considered for Director of National Intelligence during Trump’s 1st Term, but withdrew his nomination after multiple Republicans cited he was a threat to national security https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2020/05/21/senate-poised-to-confirm-rep-john-ratcliffe-as-director-of-national-intelligence/
| Engaged and echoed a Russian disinformation campaign surrounding Joe Biden’s son https://apnews.com/article/trump-questions-joe-biden-hunter-biden-88e27ca2b5e6d7c821d9a6a0ba0e04f8
| Has been called out for lying about his legal experience on more than one occasion https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/intel-officials-worry-trump-s-pick-top-spy-will-politicize-n1035821
Tulsi Gabbard (Director of National Intelligence)
| Used to run as a democrat (presidential election and Congress) and served as vice chair at the DNC, even endoring Joe Biden in 2020, but in 2022 did a 180 and completely changed her ideology and stances to better align with MAGA. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/5-things-to-know-about-tulsi-gabbard-trumps-choice-for-director-of-national-intelligence
| Has been continuously accused by Republicans and Democrats (including Hillary Clinton) of being a Russian asset for defending the Kremlin’s nonexistent reasons for invading Ukraine. https://www.newsweek.com/tulsi-gabbard-bio-labs-ukraine-russia-conspiracy-1687594
| She has publicly and shamelessly echoed Russian propaganda and spoken and defense of Russian dictator, Vladmir Putin. https://www.newsweek.com/what-tulsi-gabbard-has-said-about-russia-ukraine-china-1985839
| Even fellow Republican, Mitt Romney has warned that Tulsi Gabbard’s continuous parroting of Russian propaganda could be deadly. https://www.newsweek.com/romney-slams-gabbard-parroting-russian-propaganda-treasonous-lies-1687570
| Believes that Syrian dictator Bashar Al-Assad is “not an enemy of the United States” despite the United Nations finding him to be guilty of war crimes including: being largely responsible for the displacement of 14.6 million Syrian civilians as well over 400,000 murders and countless human rights violations, creating a regime that used sexual violence upon Syrian women and children as torture, and using other forms the most unimaginable torture on hostages to gather intelligence. https://onu.delegfrance.org/bashar-al-assad-is-guilty-of-war-crimes, https://www.ecchr.eu/en/case/torture-under-the-assad-regime/
| Made a secret trip to Syria in 2017 to meet with Bashar Al-Assad in Damascus, knowing he was a murderous dictator and allied with our adversaries – Iran and Russia, in an attempt to “see for herself” if chemical weapons were being used. https://www.sacouncil.com/aalert_gabbard_assad , https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/tulsi-gabbards-discomforting-dictator-alliance/
| In 2015 Tulsi Gabbard condemned the Obama Administration for intervening and supporting the efforts of Syrian civilians’ resisting al-Assad’s regime’s heinous dictatorship during the Syrian Civil War. She has also condemned the Biden administration for giving aid to Ukraine, strengthening the allegations that she is “traitorous” and will “sell out The United States of America”, as she tends to support ruthless, spineless, sociopathic dictators over the US. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11/14/why-is-tulsi-gabbard-trumps-new-intel-tsar-so-controversial
| In 2020, Tulsi Gabbard condemned Donald Trump for giving the greenlight to have Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ elite Quds Force, assassinated. She called this unconstitutional act of war carried out by sitting president, Donald Trump. Soleimani played a key role in the Syrian Civil War, securing the alliship of Russia, and considered was the single most powerful individual in the Middle East and died a national hero for many, but the United States would undoubtedly view this individual as a threat. https://www.newsweek.com/tulsi-gabbard-trump-soleimani-iran-1480311 , https://democrats.org/news/trump-puts-americans-in-danger-by-promoting-tulsi-gabbard-to-top-intelligence-post-after-record-of-praising-dictators-and-spreading-disinformation/
(To be continued because we could spend four pages on Tulsi Gabbard alone…)
Brendan Carr (Federal Communications Chairman)
| Project 2025 co-author. The chapter Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise was written by Brendan Carr https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-brendan-carr-federal-communications-commission-rcna180567
| Strong supporter of Elon Musk buying Twitter, despite the hellscape it has become. https://www.fcc.gov/document/carr-rejects-call-fcc-block-musks-purchase-twitter
| Calls himself a warrior for free speech, but has plans to overstep the boundaries of the FCC while in this position by attempting to force social media companies to make algorithms/content more comfortable for a conservative audience. https://reason.com/2024/11/18/trumps-pick-to-run-the-fcc-wants-to-restrict-the-editorial-discretion-of-social-media-platforms/
Jay Clayton (US attorney for the Southern District of New York)
| Career climbing attorney who has jumped between politics and defending major corporations, including Goldman Sachs Bank and Deutches Bank– both of which Donald Trump is a long time client. https://prospect.org/justice/mysterious-case-of-jay-clayton/
Dan Scavino (White House Deputy Chief of Staff)
| Former Pharmaceutical salesman – turned general manager of Trump National Golf Club in Westchester – turned Donald Trump’s Social Media Director during his first term https://www.businessinsider.com/dan-scavino-bio-trump-golf-caddie-turned-social-media-director-2018-4
| During Trump’s 1st Term, Dan Scavino would often share misinformation on social media including videos that painted Syrian refugees as terrorists – the video actually displayed a right-wing extremist rally in Germany and didn’t depict any Syrian refugees https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/andrewkaczynski/trump-senior-advisor-falsely-claims-old-video-shows-syrian-r
| During Donald Trump’s 1st Term in 2016, Dan Scavino, acting as his social media director, tweeted out a photo on Donald Trump’s Twitter that originated on White Supremacy message boards. This photo depicted Hillary Clinton surrounded by text in the shape of the Star of David calling her “The Most Corrupt Candidate Ever”. Trump defended this tweet stating it was a sheriff's badge. https://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/10/dan-scavino-trump-social-media-profile-239381 , https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/7/5/us-election-clinton-calls-trump-tweet-anti-semitic
| Violated The Hatch Act in 2017 (The Hatch Act prohibits any executive branch employee from using his/her official authority or influence for the purpose of interfering with or affecting the result of an election) https://www.citizensforethics.org/news/press-releases/scavino-reprimanded-hatch-act-violation/
| Aided Donald Trump in the attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election and the January 6th Insurrection https://abcnews.go.com/US/boss-leave-proffer-videos-show-trump-lawyers-telling/story?id=104831939 , https://abcnews.go.com/US/special-counsel-probe-uncovers-new-details-trumps-inaction/story?id=106131854
James Blair (Deputy chief of staff for legislative, political and public affairs)
| Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ former Deputy Chief of Staff https://theaapc.org/event_speaker/james-blair/
Taylor Budowich (Deputy chief of staff for communications and personnel)
| Executive director of MAGA, Inc., a PAC that receives some of its largest donations in 2023 from Scientolgists including Patricia Duggen https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trumps-legal-woes-are-costing-political-operation-millions-dollars-rcna97196 https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meetthepressblog/eyes-2024-trump-allies-launch-ads-counter-indictment-rcna89011
| Was involved in the January 6th Insurrection, and refused to hand over his bank records to the House Select Committee even after being subpoenaed, stating it was a violation of his privacy. https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article257224882.html
Sergio Gor (Head of Presidential Personnel)
| CEO & co-founder of Donald Trump Jr.’s book publishing company (Winning Team Publishing) & officiated the wedding of Donald Trump’s Attorney General pick, Matt Gaetz https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/nov/15/trump-fills-white-house-positions-steven-cheung-se/
Steven Cheung (White House Communications Director)
| Led communications for Donald Trump’s latest campaign and is known to hurl insults and attack people who oppose Trump’s views, Republican or Democrat. These epithets that are reminiscent of a middle school bully. https://www.newsweek.com/steven-cheung-sharpest-attacks-donald-trump-critics-1986841
| Used to work for The Ultimate Fighting Championship
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3286833/trump-names-combative-spokesman-steven-cheung-communications-director?module=perpetual_scroll_0&pgtype=article
Karoline Leavitt (White House Press Secretary)
| Spokeswoman for MAGA Inc. https://apnews.com/article/trump-administration-press-secretary-4c550e04334e87d2075dc6bbe2e244bd
| Has been outspoken about her support of Trump for years, even writing pieces in her college’s student newspaper, praising his travel bans on Muslims. https://criernewsroom.com/opinion/2017/02/22/president-trumps-travel-ban-is-for-americas-own-benefit/
| Former FOX NEWS intern https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgep2lexy4o.amp
| Former Director of Communications for Trump’s 2024 pick for United Nations Ambassador, Elise Stefanik. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-abortion-inflation-donald-trump-51418003338eb89abfbfc6aac6909abd
| In 2023, Karoline Leavitt was accused of being paid by Guo Wengui (an exiled Chinese businessman who was indicted in the United States for fraud & was extradited back to China where he faced charges of fraud and rape) to write multiple articles that followed propagandist talking points to praise/defend Guo Wengui. When questioned by the media if she was paid to write these articles denouncing the extradition of a criminal (especially when she advocates for Muslims and Hispanic people to be mass-deported), she refused to answer. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/07/guo-influencers-karoline-leavitt-gavin-wax-matt-palumbo/
| Advocates for private education, and is “pro-life”. Also advocates for easier gun accessibility. https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2022-10-19/it-may-be-her-first-campaign-but-building-blocks-of-leavitts-politics-were-laid-years-ago
Chris Wright (Secretary of Energy)
| CEO of Liberty Energy, America’s second largest hydraulic fracturing company (Fracking… “Drill baby, drill.”) Liberty Energy is a multibillion dollar company that would absolutely financially benefit if a billionaire CEO sitting in the White House began discrediting scientists. https://www.wsj.com/articles/energy-ceo-fights-climate-science-and-linkedin-north-face-too-11675522739
| Doesn’t believe that there is a climate crisis of any kind. https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7021514919787319298/
| Chris Wright sits on the Board and receives Royalties from the advanced nuclear technology company, Oklo Inc., which was created by the founder of OpenAI, which is also connected to Elon Musk. https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/5777543
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Chapter 6 Paragraph 7b:
Debunking Christian Nationalism with The Bible:
What does the Bible say about immigrants?
The Bible says that Jesus was a refugee who was born in land that was not his own because his mother and father had to flee from political persecution.
The Bible teaches in Matthew 25:31-40 that those at the right hand of the Lord are blessed because He said “I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me water, I was a stranger and you welcomed me.”
In Leviticus 19:34 the bible teaches “The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native born. To love them as yourself and not to oppress them, as you were once foreigners in your own land.”
What does Trump and his associates say about immigrants?
“America is for Americans and Americans only.” - Stephen Miller https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMUq40wzfP4
“Palestinians are taught to kill us at the age of 2.” - Rudy Giuliani https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video/rudy-giuliani-disparages-palestinians-trumps-msg-rally-115231888
“I think the real number is 15, 16 million people into our country. When they do that, we got a lot of work to do. They’re poisoning the blood of our country.” - Donald Trump (Hitler also used the term “blood poisoning” when referring to “race mixing”) https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/trump-says-immigrants-are-poisoning-blood-country-biden-campaign-liken-rcna130141
“Haiti and the African Nations are shithole countries.” - Donald Trump https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-referred-haiti-african-countries-shithole-nations-n836946
“The Democrats say, ‘Please don’t call them animals. They’re humans.’ I said, ‘No, they’re not humans, they’re not humans. They’re animals.’” - Donald Trump https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-expected-highlight-murder-michigan-woman-immigration-speech-2024-04-02/
“They can’t even speak English. They don’t even know what country they’re in, practically.” - Donald Trump https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/harris-trump-presidential-debate-transcript/story?id=113560542
What does the Bible say about Rape? (As Donald Trump has been found civilly liable or rape, and has 27+ sexual assault allegations against him)
Deuteronomy 22:25-27 teaches that a man who rapes a woman should be put to death, as it is an eternal sin. By Biblical law the woman’s (victims) innocence in the attack should be assumed by the masses without requiring the masses to witness the attack.
(For the past 10 years, Trump has sent an angry mob of Trump supporters to shame, belittle, and call his victims liars. These women have been harassed ruthlessly for telling the truth of what happened to them.)
The Bible teaches in 1 Corinthians 5:11: “ You are not to associate with anyone who bears the name of brother if he is guilty of sexual immorality or greed, or is an idolater, reviler, drunkard, or swindler—not even to eat with such a one.”
It goes directly against the teachings of the Bible to support this kind of man for president.
How should we view Trump and those who live like him, and speak like him — according to the Bible?
Proverbs 6:16-19: “There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to Him: a proud look, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil, a false witness who breathes out lies or half truths, and one who spreads rumors among his brothers.”
All of these attributes embody Trump perfectly, making his actions detestable to God.
What does the Bible say about judging others based on anything other than their actions?
The Bible warns us in Matthew 7 — “For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”
The Bible also teaches us that we as human beings have no quantified measure of hierarchy to judge one another, as none of us are faultless. “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?”
What does the Bible say about the LGBTQ community?
Nothing. Homosexuality is never explicitly referenced in the Bible. The Bible teaches that under God, there is no male or female, but we are all one under His divinity. In fact, the Bible teaches us that the Lord knit us together in our mothers wombs, creating us perfectly in his image, giving us an earthly duty to reflect his image of unconditional love, empathy, acceptance, and servitude.
According to the Bible, what would Jesus think of Trump selling an altered Bible with his name and autograph in it, as well as The Constitution to further fund his political campaign?
In Matthew 31 Jesus says “And so I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. Anyone who speaks a word against the Lord will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or any age to come.”
The Bible teaches that examples of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit include calling evil good and good evil and distorting the truth of the Bible to trick the masses.
“The Trump Bible” would be a perfect example of blasphemy toward the Holy Spirit.
What does the Bible say about Christian Nationalism?
John 3:14-21 explicitly states that God gave us the free will and right to choose our own paths. Jesus does not want anyone to be forced to serve Him, as that only drives his followers away from him.
What are the most important commandments and laws that are laid out in the Bible?
Matthew 22:34-40 tells us that the two most important laws for us to follow to live in the way Jesus teaches, is to love the Lord with all of your understanding, which is not possible if you don’t know HOW Jesus showed love to His people. The second most important commandment in the Bible is to love your neighbor as yourself. The Bible describes loving your neighbor as: behaving selflessly toward them, being helpful in their times of need, embodying kindness, practicing forgiveness, and to always extend generosity to them despite their circumstances.
What does the Bible say we should do if someone wrongs us, or we feel as if someone has wronged us?
Leviticus 19 is very clear when we have thoughts of inflicting pain upon your neighbor or seeking revenge "You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against any of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the LORD."
What does the Bible say about dictatorship within government?
In Romans 13:1-7, The Bible says that despite one’s leadership role in any kind of government, they will never have the power they seek by indulging in their own selfish desires. The Bible commands figures who have been appointed to have power within government to never terrorize His children – the innocent, the children, the forgiven. God declares that the only way a successful government can be run, is if those in power serve their people, lowering themselves to be able to empathize with their community.
The Bible repeatedly tells us to resist evil, and if a government or leader seeks to inflict evil, it is our job to stand up against our oppressors and our neighbor’s oppressors.
What does the Bible say is the motivation for a dictator or tyrant to take power?
Proverbs 8:36 tells us that a figure in power who has rejected the teachings of the Bible, or uses the Bible to manipulate Jesus’s followers away from Him, undoubtedly has plans to kill, steal, and destroy. The Bible describes tyrannical leaders as figures who have a knowing or unknowing love for death (physical death, death of hope, death of land, etc.)
What does the Bible say about leaders taking advantage of the poor (Giving tax cuts to the richest in the country, but raising taxes by nearly five figures per year to the least fortunate)?
Proverbs 28:2-6 warns us that lawless nations will have many bad leaders that we should prepare to stand up against. It also warns us that a leader who takes advantage of the poor is like a hard rain that destroys your crops – referencing that disenfranchising the poor is an unproductive and harmful cycle that will ultimately benefit no one in the long run.
This passage also tells us it’s better to be poor with a heart full of love, than to be rich with a heart full of evil. “Blessed are those who respect one another.” We also are warned that a tyrannical ruler will never know peace and will be judged swiftly and harshly for enacting evil against the children of God, and God promises those who have led dishonestly will be ruined, while those who speak life into others and tell the truth will be greatly rewarded.
If God wants us to follow His teachings and love others the way He loves us, why are humans capable of so much evil?
The Bible expresses on numerous occasions the importance of human beings having free will, so that they can choose to lead a life of goodness or a life of evil. Galatians 5:13 says that “You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love.” This passage reminds us of the many times in the Bible where Jesus calls for His people to be free – physically and spiritually.
Jesus expressed that He wanted His children/followers to choose to love Him, not be forced to. There is no love in force. This is another example of how Christian Nationalism is not of God, but goes directly against what God wanted for us.
What does the Bible say about figure(s) rising to popularity amongst the masses causing great division and divisiveness?
Romans 16:17-20 teaches “I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them. For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive. For your obedience is known to all, so that I rejoice over you, but I want you to be wise as to what is good and innocent as to what is evil. The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.”