Weekly Roundup: Musk’s Coup and Trump’s Christian Zionist Gaza Takeover (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast)

Brad and Dan discuss Elon Musk’s increasing control over U.S. government operations. 

Senator Chris Murphy warns of Musk’s access to sensitive systems and data, while Democrats are urged to act more decisively. 

The recent executive order banning gender-affirming care and the establishment of an anti-Christian bias task force signify an alarming trend towards authoritarianism. 

They also discuss the implications of Trump’s comments on Gaza and potential legal responses.

Interview: 

https://www.straightwhiteamericanjesus.com/episodes/weekly-roundup-musks-coup-and-trumps-christian-zionist-gaza-takeover/

Trump’s taskforce order is latest in efforts to boost Christian nationalism

Some critics were quick to condemn the initiative as a thinly veiled attempt to privilege evangelical Christianity over other religious minorities. 

"If Trump really cared about religious freedom and ending religious persecution, he'd be addressing antisemitism in his inner circle, anti-Muslim bigotry, hate crimes against people of color and other religious minorities," the president and CEO of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Rachel Laser, said in a statement. "This taskforce is not a response to Christian persecution; it's an attempt to make America into an ultra-conservative Christian Nationalist nation."…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/07/trumps-executive-order-anti-christian-bias

Donald Trump's task force to "eradicate anti-Christian bias" is a complete waste of time

… and based on lies…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfaFRdHhVFs

Trump equates his domestic political opposition to WWII enemies abroad - The Washington Post

Trump on Thursday pledged to create a new federal task force against "anti-Christian bias" that would investigate "discrimination, harassment and persecution against Christians in America," according to his prepared remarks. He said any Christian or person of faith who votes for a Democrat is "crazy." 

"You cannot let people vote for these people, you cannot let people vote for the Democrats," he said...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/02/22/trump-threats-world-war-ii/