Trump isn’t the 'sacrificial lamb' he thinks he is: columnist
Donald Trump spent Holy Week – the days leading up to Easter — selling "$59.99 'God Bless the USA' Bibles adorned with a flag and the chorus of Lee Greenwood’s song handwritten by the singer, the Constitution, Declaration of Independence and Pledge of Allegiance," New York Times opinion writer Maureen Dowd notes in a Sunday, March 31 op-ed, as she points to danger of the ex-president's "Messiah complex."
Earlier this week, the MAGA hopeful wrote via social media, “Happy Holy Week! As we lead into Good Friday and Easter, I encourage you to get a copy of the God Bless The USA Bible."
Dowd writes:
Two-Corinthians Trump wouldn’t know the difference between Old and New Testaments. So he may not realize that, rather than a sacrificial lamb, he is the Golden Calf, the false god worshiped by Israelites when Moses went up to Mount Sinai to get the Ten Commandments
Just as the Israelites melted their ornaments and jewelry to make the calf, Trump is trading tacky products for gilt to pay gazillions in obligations. After his $399 golden 'Never Surrender High-Top Sneaker,' Trump is selling a $99 'Victory' cologne for 'movers, shakers and history makers' with 'a crisp opening of citrus blends into a cedar heart, underpinned by a rich base of leather and amber, crafting a commanding presence.' A gold bust of Trump tops the bottle. ('Victory' perfume for women comes in a Miss Universe-shape bottle.)
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Dowd also references Maria Konnikova's 2016 book, "The Confidence Game," in which she "explained that we’re easy prey for faux Nigerian princes because of all the chaos in our world."
Konnikova wrote, "The whirlwind advance of technology heralds a new golden age of the grift. Cons thrive in times of transition and fast change."
"If there is one thing Trump knows how to do, it’s exploit chaos he creates," Dowd emphasizes, adding, "If the profane pol is re-elected, we’ll all reap the whirlwind."
The NYT op-ed writer notes, "Trump is, as the nuns who taught me used to say, 'a bold, brazen piece.' He is a miserable human who cheated on his wives, cheats at golf, cheats at politics, incites violence, targets judges and their families and looked on, pleased, as thugs threatened to hang his actually pious vice president."
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Dowd emphasizes:
Just what the world needs: a soul cleanse with a grifter Bible, where the profits could well be going to pay legal costs in trials about breaking commandments — bearing false witness to try to steal democracy, coveting a porn star, then paying the star hush money to keep quiet about the sex.
Dowd's full op-ed is available at this link (subscription required).
