Paula White-Cain, a senior adviser in White House Faith Office, is taking heat on social media for making a wildly over-the-top comparison between President Donald Trump and Jesus Christ on Wednesday.
“Jesus taught so many lessons through his death, burial, and resurrection. He showed us great leadership, great transformation requires great sacrifice,” she said, with Trump himself looking on. “And, Mr. President, no one has paid the price like you have paid the price. It almost cost you your life.”
“You were betrayed and arrested and falsely accused. It’s a familiar pattern that our Lord and Savior showed us,” she said. “But it didn’t end there for him, and it didn’t end there for you.”
“God always had a plan. On the third day, he rose, he defeated evil, he conquered death, hell, and the grave. And because he rose, we all know that we can rise. And, sir, because of his resurrection, you rose up. Because he was victorious, you were victorious.”
White-Cain also called Trump “the greatest champion of faith that we’ve ever seen in a president” and suggested ― falsely ― that religious practice was somehow restricted before he took office.
“I remember when we told our first briefing, ‘You can now pray again and worship again,‘” she said. “They began to shout and praise and say ‘Thank you, Lord.’”
She also claimed that because of Jesus’ “victory,” Trump will also be “victorious in all you put your hands to.”
That was all a little too much for many on X:
