.MaddowBlog: What Pres. Trump reportedly says in private about his Christian supporters
Similarly, Trump also presents himself in public as a hero to people of faith, most notably Christian conservatives who are at the heart of his political base. It's against this backdrop thattoday from McKay Coppins, reporting that the president is quick behind closed doors to mock and show contempt for theistic allies.
Coppins added that the president has felt a certain kinship with prosperity preachers -- who often tell their followers to make donations they can't afford, confident that they'll receive divine rewards in exchange --"often evincing a game-recognizes-game appreciation for their hustle." The former campaign adviser recalled showing his boss a YouTube video of the Israeli televangelist Benny Hinn performing"faith healings," while Trump laughed at the spectacle and muttered,"Man, that's some racket." On another occasion, the adviser told me, Trump expressed awe at Joel Osteen's media empire -- particularly the viewership of his televised sermons.
What's less clear to me is whether those Trump reportedly mocks in private will care, even if they believe every word ofConservative faith communities long ago accepted the terms of an ugly deal: they'd look past Trump's scandals, corruption, incompetence, and total lack of personal integrity, and in exchange, the president would appoint far-right judges and generally follow the script the religious right wants to see the White House follow.
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