Trump cites the Bible on “vulnerable children,” sparks uproar
This week Donald Trump sparked a wave of criticism this week after using a Bible reference to discuss vulnerable children prompting widespread disbelief online and renewed scrutiny of his rhetoric around abuse and exploitation During a latest appearance Trump pivoted to a biblical framing while addressing criticism of how his administration has historically handled migrant children saying he was guided by Scripture and a desire to protect the most of vulnerable But the comment set off an immediate backlash especially following renewed community attention on the Jeffrey Epstein documents and Trump s past associations with the financier A clip circulating on social media shared widely on X and TikTok captured Trump saying The Bible tells us to care for the the bulk vulnerable children The internet speedily seized on the moment with users pointing out the dissonance between the biblical appeal and Trump s record on family separation detention conditions and other policies that directly harmed minors Christian conservatives embraced Trump s spiritual foundation for caring for vulnerable children citing what they believe was a reference to Psalm A father to the fatherless a defender of widows is God in His holy dwelling Christian magazine Charisma further explained that throughout the Bible God commands His people to defend the fatherless and to care for orphans with compassion justice and sacrificial love You literally fought in court to strip families of food assistance https t co WFM NZnmcC Gavin Newsom GavinNewsom November BuzzFeed noted that the reaction across platforms was remarkably unified thousands of commenters responded with variations of the same sentiment Plenty of users highlighted Trump s close proximity to figures now tied to abuse scandals while others accused him of leveraging religious language to sanitize policies that caused essential harm One viral reply read exclusively The Bible Now He sued to block kids from getting SNAP benefits just days ago https t co l O PEzWS The Lincoln Project ProjectLincoln November Despite the online uproar Trump has not clarified or expanded on the remarks Read more about Trump and the Bible Trump fails to place hand on Bible when being sworn into office This dude will even outsource God Walz blasts Trump for making Bibles in China He should try reading it Raphael Warnock calls out Trump for hawking Bibles The post Trump cites the Bible on vulnerable children sparks uproar appeared first on Salon com
