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BumRushDaShow

(169,819 posts)
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 04:29 PM 6 hrs ago

White House deletes video footage from Easter event where Trump was compared to Jesus

Source: The Independent

Thursday 02 April 2026 11:38 EDT


The White House appeared to delete video footage online from an Easter event where President Donald Trump mused about being king, insulted European leaders, encouraged Charlie Kirk’s widow to sue her critics and was compared to Jesus by his spiritual adviser. A video of the event was initially posted on the official White House website and YouTube channel, but it has since been removed from public view. A thumbnail of the video remained on the site as of Thursday.

Paula White‑Cain, a televangelist who has served as Trump’s spiritual adviser across both his presidencies, was blasted for comparing the billionaire president's life to that of Jesus Christ’s during the Easter lunch event Wednesday at the White House.

“Mr. President, no one has paid the price like you have paid the price. It almost cost you your life,” Cain said of Trump in her remarks. “You were betrayed and arrested and falsely accused. It’s a familiar pattern that our Lord and savior showed us. But it didn’t end there for him, and it didn’t end there for you,” she said.

The lunch was closed to the press, but attendees included Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Attorney General Pam Bondi and Erika Kirk, the widow of the slain right-wing activist, according to a pool report.

Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-easter-video-jesus-deleted-b2950968.html

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White House deletes video footage from Easter event where Trump was compared to Jesus (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 6 hrs ago OP
. wnylib 6 hrs ago #1
I'll second that Bayard 5 hrs ago #4
but, but, but, Trump is "more popular than Jesus", just ask Maga...or maybe John Lennon... wcmagumba 6 hrs ago #2
That Paula lady is seriously mentally ill. mwmisses4289 6 hrs ago #3
Video: dalton99a 5 hrs ago #5
As an aside, I remain EuterpeThelo 4 hrs ago #8
He's born again, isn't he? FakeNoose 3 hrs ago #12
'The president also urged Erika Kirk to sue after she was mocked last week by controversial social media comedian Druski riversedge 5 hrs ago #6
My stepdaughter is a rabbi and I hope she didn't see this. She would be horrified. CTyankee 4 hrs ago #7
Let's nail him to a cross and see if he comes back to life after 3 days IronLionZion 4 hrs ago #9
SPEWING!!!!!!!!!!! 50 Shades Of Blue 4 hrs ago #10
and then we can nail him up again. twodogsbarking 3 hrs ago #15
Good gad! mcar 4 hrs ago #11
These people are loons. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist 3 hrs ago #13
Some of my favorite memes - 'memba these? FakeNoose 3 hrs ago #14
Jesus rode in on an ass and Trump is an ass. I can see the valid comparison now. twodogsbarking 3 hrs ago #16
White woman named White in The Whites Only House. How, well, white. twodogsbarking 3 hrs ago #17
"You were betrayed and arrested and falsely accused. It's a familiar pattern that our Lord and savior ... Botany 2 hrs ago #18
Nothing surprises me any more. mwb970 2 hrs ago #19
Shouldn't a more apt comparison be Pontius Pilate? OnlinePoker 2 hrs ago #20
RELEASE THE KRACKEN! TalenaGor 1 hr ago #21

EuterpeThelo

(364 posts)
8. As an aside, I remain
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 06:17 PM
4 hrs ago

totally appalled that Jonathan Cain actually married that whack-a-doodle. Journey was my favorite band when I was about 12 and my first concert without my parents was their performance at the Oakland Coliseum on the "Escape" tour. He has brought shame upon their legacy.

FakeNoose

(41,665 posts)
12. He's born again, isn't he?
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 07:13 PM
3 hrs ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Cain

I have to say I'm glad they married each other instead of making 2 other undeserving people completely miserable.

riversedge

(80,835 posts)
6. 'The president also urged Erika Kirk to sue after she was mocked last week by controversial social media comedian Druski
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 05:46 PM
5 hrs ago

I am being generous when I say--I wish Trump would walk on a banana peeling!!

“I can't get a ballroom approved,” he grumbled about an unfavorable ruling that came down this week about his $400 million project. “It's pretty amazing, right? If I was a king, we'd be doing a lot more. I'm doing a lot, but I could be doing a lot more if I was a king.”

The president also urged Erika Kirk to sue after she was mocked last week by controversial social media comedian Druski.

White House deletes video footage from Easter event where Trump was compared to Jesus 🙁

Clips from Trump’s closed-door speech are now circulating on social media after the White House deleted the video

www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...

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Botany

(77,331 posts)
18. "You were betrayed and arrested and falsely accused. It's a familiar pattern that our Lord and savior ...
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 08:16 PM
2 hrs ago

… showed us.”

So Jesus kept and filed a set of false records so as to hide his payments to a sex worker?

OnlinePoker

(6,128 posts)
20. Shouldn't a more apt comparison be Pontius Pilate?
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 09:05 PM
2 hrs ago

If Jesus ever actually came back, Trump and his minions would be down at Home Depot getting building materials in a heartbeat.

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