NOVEMBER 25, 2019 BY MICHAEL STONE
Theocracy flavored Kool-Aid: Energy Secretary Rick Perry claims President Donald Trump is the “chosen one” sent by God to rule over the United States.
Fox News’ Fox & Friends show on Sunday showed a preview of an interview in which soon-to-depart Secretary of Energy Rick Perry said Donald Trump was God’s “chosen one” to be president of the United States.
Appearing on Fox News’ “Fox & Friends,” Perry explains that the president was “the chosen one” sent by God to rule over the United States and “do great things.”
Perry, the current Secretary of Energy and former Texas governor, said that Trump was God’s “chosen one” to lead the United States, just as he chose the kings to lead Israel in the Old Testament.
Fox & Friends preview an interview with Rick Perry, where he says that Trump is “the chosen one” and “sent by God to do great things”
Pete Hegseth: “God has used imperfect people forever,” but what Trump “has withstood is unlike what really any other mortal could understand”4,85212:29 PM – Nov 24, 2019Twitter Ads info and privacy12.1K people are talking about this
In the clip Perry says:
… God used imperfect people all through history. King David wasn’t perfect, Saul wasn’t perfect, Solomon wasn’t perfect. And I actually gave the president a little one-pager on those Old Testament kings about a month ago. And I shared it with him. I said, ‘Mr. President, I know there are people that say, you know, you were the chosen one. And… I said… you were! If you’re a believing Christian, you understand God’s plan for the people who rule and judge over us on this planet and our government’…
As one might imagine, Perry was roasted on social media for his ridiculous claims. The following is a sample:
Ana Navarro-Cárdenas✔@ananavarro
Rick Perry is the latest to say Trump is “the chosen one”.
It looks like a cult. It walks like a cult. It quacks like a cult.
Yes, people. Trump’s base is a cult.
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Grnojne@grnojneReplying to @ananavarro
Perry is using RELIGIOUS EMOTIONAL BLACKMAIL to influence the public politically, the latest GOP strategy. This is exactly why our government was framed to have Separation of Church and State. (Besides it being upside-down bat shit crazy.)4712:14 AM – Nov 25, 2019Twitter Ads info and privacySee Grnojne’s other Tweets
In a new interview Rick Perry says that Donald Trump is “the chosen one” and was “sent by God to do great things.” Trumpism is a full-blown fascist cult.5,5152:45 AM – Nov 25, 2019Twitter Ads info and privacy1,761 people are talking about this
Jeffrey Guterman✔@JeffreyGuterman
Rick Perry in 2015: Trump is “a barking carnival act.”
Rick Perry in 2019: Trump is “the chosen one.”2,7239:29 AM – Nov 25, 2019Twitter Ads info and privacy1,051 people are talking about this
Gee Rick, how does the kool aid taste? https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rick-perry-donald-trump-the-chosen-one_n_5ddbbb9ee4b0913e6f6fc1a8 …Rick Perry Calls Donald Trump The Chosen One Sent By God To Rule Over UsThe secretary of energy used “imperfect” Old Testament kings to make his point.huffpost.com2,1259:41 AM – Nov 25, 2019Twitter Ads info and privacy1,061 people are talking about this
yes please explain to me one more time how our twice-divorced thrice-married degenerate president, who cheated on every wife, paid hush money and lied about it, who has mocked the weak and bullied the helpless, who is every deadly sin personified was chosen by God to lead America22.7K9:46 AM – Nov 25, 2019Twitter Ads info and privacy6,434 people are talking about this
Perry frequently makes idiotic claims. Previously Perry claimed that “righteous” fossil fuels prevent sexual assault.
And Perry is not the first Trump cabinet member to make ridiculous claims concerning Trump’s supposed connection to God. Last March Pompeo suggested that God sent President Donald Trump to Earth to save Israel and protect the Jews, claiming that Trump is a possible Queen Esther, poised to defend Israel and save the Jews from Iran.
Bottom line: Energy Secretary Rick Perry claims President Donald Trump is the “chosen one” sent by God to rule over the United States.