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https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-prays-himself-speech-listing-165229616.html


In a speech to evangelical leaders, Donald Trump joined other in praying for himself before launching into a speech that lurched from vehement lamentations of his purported grievances to a listing of his favourite Fox News personalities.

As pastors placed their hands on Mr Trump during prayer — "We repent the personal sins, national sins, and we humbly ask you to bless our nation and to bless our president, Donald Trump," one said — the president nodded along, and mouthed the words "thank you" in response to the praise.

"Lord I thank you that America didn't need a preacher in the Oval Office. It did not need a professional politician in the Oval Office, but it needed a fighter and a champion for freedom and lord that's exactly what we have," the prayer continued to cheers, and a toothy smile from the president.

During the speech that followed, Mr Trump prodded the assembled media in the back of the El Rey Jesus International Ministry in Miami, saying he likes to rile people up by suggesting he might violate the US Constitution and stay in office longer than two terms.

“I say 12 years? 16 years? It drives them crazy. But they drive us a little crazy, so we’re even,” the president said, motioning to the press as the assembled “Evangelicals for Trump” crowd cheered.

He then claimed — without providing evidence — that the media was colluding with the Democratic Party against him, before naming several right-wing media figures he does likes.

“Think of it, we’ve done this without the media. So we’ve had one party totally against us, and their partner is the fake news. And we won. But we have great people - rush just signed another four year contract, he just wants four more years, ok? Rush. Sean Hannity, Laura [Ingraham] — a lot of great people. Tucker [Carlson’s] been great,” he said.

The speech came just a day after Mr Trump approved a targeted air strike that killed Iranian general Qasem Soleimani, and as he faces the threat of a hearing in the Senate after a vote last year in the House to impeach him.

During the prayer at the start of his appearance in Miami, the pastor praised Mr Trump for his record.

He touched upon the president’s changes to food stamp rules that critics say could cut benefits to around 700,000 Americans, saying that Mr Trump has taken millions off of the benefits and shown them the “dignity of work”.

The pastor also prayed thanking God that the president “doesn’t claim to be perfect”, even though Mr Trump has suggested several times that he is the “chosen one”.

He went on to praise Mr Trump for his positions against abortion, just as the Supreme Court is set to consider challenges to abortion restrictions in Louisiana — which, with two new conservative Trump-additions to the bench, could result in a major blow to abortion rights in the US.
 
Jazzta said:
What do you expect, what if John McCain, a well respected American had been taken out with an Iranian drone. That joke is of very bad taste and only causes more drift. Thanks jackass.
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This is a joke right? Do you have any idea who Soleimani was and what he did? Comparing him to McCain is about the dumbest thing I have ever heard.
 
Political Jazz Fan said:
This is a joke right? Do you have any idea who Soleimani was and what he did? Comparing him to McCain is about the dumbest thing I have ever heard.
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I've heard it said that, an equivalent act by the Iranians, to our killing of Soleimani, would be as if they had killed our Secretary of State or Secretary of Defense. So people are just trying to wrap their heads around context here, where he ranked in Iranian society, as few Americans had heard of Soleimani prior to his death.
 
Red said:
I've heard it said that, an equivalent act by the Iranians, to our killing of Soleimani, would be as if they had killed our Secretary of State or Secretary of Defense. So people are just trying to wrap their heads around context here, where he ranked in Iranian society, as few Americans had heard of Soleimani prior to his death.
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But not this particular Sec of State. I mean, nobody but political junkies know who Pompeo is. But a really strong one, like Colin Powell.
 
Political Jazz Fan said:
This is a joke right? Do you have any idea who Soleimani was and what he did? Comparing him to McCain is about the dumbest thing I have ever heard.
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it is more like killing Pence, judge Roberts, Pelosi, or McConnell.

he is pretty clearly about second most powerful person in Iran. Definitely top 5.
 
gandalfe said:
But not this particular Sec of State. I mean, nobody but political junkies know who Pompeo is. But a really strong one, like Colin Powell.
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Lol, no, no, this Secretary of State. The reason? He's waiting on the Rapture, and I am reasonably sure Pompeo believes the end times involve Iran. So he is a mortal enemy of Iran. Although Bolton is no longer in the administration, he tweeted he hoped this was the first step in regime change. He and Pompeo were on the same page there, and so was Steve Bannon, who once gave a speech at the Vatican identifying a war of Christian civilization against Islamic civilization as a necessity. I think these guys are all of a type, the wrong type for these trials and tribulations.

In an interview today, Pompeo refused to rule out targeting Iranian cultural sites, although people at the Pentagon insist such a war crime will not happen. But Pompeo backed the president's threat. I believe it's because of his own evengelical beliefs. What culture? This is Iran, not Christendom.
 
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