MSNBC host Al Sharpton said Friday on “The ReidOut” that former President Donald Trump’s “God Bless the USA Bible” ad was “insulting” to believers. .
Host Joy Reid said, “Talk about Trump. Mr. Trump is not a Christian. I mean, he’s not a religious person at all. You know, he was non-religious.”
“I’ve never heard him discuss religion, much less be criticized for attending a religious meeting,” Sharpton said. As someone who has been a preacher since then, this is very insulting. For him, it’s not just about coming to sell Bibles during Holy Week. Today, Good Friday, is the week when we focus on the Crucifixion of Jesus. And Sunday, the Resurrection – he uses it as a marketing tool, and the money goes to good causes, to helping the poor, and even to his campaign. Instead, it’s going to be used by Donald Trump. To him. I mean, he’s really doing this to pay for a lawyer, to get out of a porn star situation, a scam bank situation.”
He added, “Doing something like this shows that not only is the person not religious, but that he is completely insensitive to people who are not religious. The only Bible that has been upheld by Trump is, if you believe this is the holy word of God, who is going to uphold the word of God, you or me?”
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