Jerry Falwell Jr. attended an executive order signing ceremony today and declared that Donald J. Trump is the “dream president” for the nation’s evangelical Christians.
Wow. Let’s ponder that one.
* Trump has been married three times. I don’t fault him for that, per se. However, he has boasted about cheating on his first two wives.
* The president was riding a bus a dozen years ago with Billy Bush and was overheard telling the “Access Hollywood” host that he grabbed women by their private parts. He said he could get away with that kind of behavior because he is a “celebrity,” a “star.”
* The president has mocked a reporter with a serious physical disability.
* Trump has talked about how he was able to walk in on half-dressed beauty pageant contestants because he owned the pageant.
Today, though, the president signed some executive orders that allows preachers to endorse political candidates from the pulpit. He also signed an order that enables business owners to cite religious objections when they refuse to provide services to, say, gay customers.
He did all this in the name of “religious liberty,” which pleases Falwell, the president of Liberty University.
Thus, evangelicals’ dream has come true. All the other stuff, the boorish behavior, doesn’t matter.
Oh, boy.