Trump’s Spiritual Advisor Sparks Backlash For Comparing President’s Life To Jesus Christ

Donald Trump's individual belief advisor has sparked backlash aft comparing nan billionaire president's life to that of Jesus Christ’s, during an Easter luncheon arena astatine nan White House.

Paula White‑Cain, a televangelist who has served arsenic Trump’s belief advisor crossed some his presidencies, utilized her Wednesday reside to tie parallels betwixt nan ineligible battles and assassination attempts he has faced and nan tests endured by Christ.

With nan president opinionated down her, and to whom she turned to reside personally, White-Cain said: “Jesus taught truthful galore lessons done his death, funeral and resurrection. He showed america awesome leadership, awesome translator requires awesome sacrifice.

“And Mr President, nary 1 has paid nan value for illustration you person paid nan price. It almost costs you your life.

“You were betrayed and arrested and falsely accused. It’s a acquainted shape that our lord and savior showed us,” she said.

“But it didn’t extremity location for him, and it didn’t extremity location for you,” she said.

“God ever had a plan: On nan 3rd day, he rose, he defeated evil, he conquered death, hellhole and nan grave. And because he rose, we each cognize that we tin rise. And sir, because of his resurrection, you roseate up," she added.

“Because he was victorious, you are victorious. And I judge that nan Lord said to show you this: because of his victory, you will beryllium victorious successful each you put your hands to," she said, finishing to applause.

The president responded by smiling and said “thank you”.

However, nan comparison has been branded “insanity” connected societal media.

Catholic theologian Rich Raho posted connected X: "Blasphemous. It’s stunning to spot a US Bishop opinionated correct location connected nan shape while Paula White compares Trump to Jesus Christ."

Another poster, Syed Zada added: "If each leader who faced backlash started claiming a messianic arc, history would look for illustration a Sunday schoolhouse parody. Faith is sacred. Turning it into a run prop astatine a White House luncheon isn’t divine. It’s theatrical."

"As a Catholic, I find this female wholly sacrilegious and violative connected each imaginable level," different X personification said.

"Freaks, liars, charlatans, grifters, criminals – thing but Christians. All of them," added governmental strategist Jeff Timmer.

White-Cain was first officially appointed to nan White House successful 2019 arsenic a belief advisor nether nan Office of Public Liaison, but has reportedly been successful interaction pinch Donald Trump since 2002, aft he rang her having seen her connected TV.

She has go a cardinal portion of nan Trump administration's efforts to clasp evangelical votes, and was besides selected to speak astatine nan president's inauguration successful 2017.

However, she has routinely been astatine nan centre of controversies. In 2020, she delivered a sermon calling connected Jesus Christ to "command each satanic pregnancies to miscarry", and has besides previously declared nan White House is "holy ground", and besides that "to opportunity nary to President Trump would beryllium saying nary to God."

Last period she urged her followers to donate "the first tenth of your gross income" to support her ministry and its causes, including backing projects successful Israel.