Opinion: Time to speak about values, not legalities, JRubinBlogger writes. A person as awful as Trump shouldn’t be president.
By Jennifer Rubin Jennifer Rubin Opinion writer covering politics and policy, foreign and domestic Email Bio Follow Opinion writer April 8 at 10:30 AM Democratic candidates in recent years as a rule haven’t felt comfortable talking about values and faith. The mainstream media does not have a high quotient of devoutly religious people. As a result, the talk of values outside the religious right has been muted in national politics.
When addressing a scandal like the Trump campaign’s willingness to accept Russian help or his interference in the investigation, we too often default to talking about illegalities. That’s a mistake, because we need to set a standard for public life, especially for the president, that is higher than “didn’t break federal laws.”
CHUCK TODD: You said something rather strong about the president, that you said, “It’s hard to look at his actions and believe that they are the actions of somebody who believes in God.” How do you square that assessment with the fact that the evangelical Christian community is so devoted to his candidacy?
Second, unlike the religious right that has used religion as a club to bludgeon opponents, progressives who speak about values and faith in this way can provide reassurance to disaffected Republicans who are leaving the party precisely because they find Trump and his enablers to be morally repugnant. In fact, Buttigieg’s views on faith and civic responsibility are far more “conservative” than anything coming out of Trump’s mouth.
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