Wednesday, July 17, 2024

At the Republican convention: Their Lord and Savior ... and Donald Trump - The Washington Post

The speakers are playing their individual part in a convention that is unfolding with religious fervor. Theirs is not a narrative about fiery punishment but about the possibility of salvation from a near-death experience. They're focused on resurrection and rebirth. 

Trump was shot, he said, and he rose from the ground with an exhortation to "fight." The country, according to Republicans, is teetering on the edge of a fiscal, moral and demographic demise. But there's a route to the Promised Land. If Republicans can't get Jesus to take the wheel, Trump will suffice...


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