Understanding Christian Trumpers5 min read

As many of you know, I am a Christian Trump supporter (although some may now doubt my faith), but unlike the caricatures of my kind, I do not give Trump carte blanche in my judgements. But, like other MAGA idol worshipers, I give him much more leeway than a person of sound judgment, or certainly cynicism, might warrant. I’ll keep this brief, so won’t justify or back up these claims, just take it that this is what we MAGA believe (or at least I do):

1. Policy Success

His previous term was such a success (economy, foreign policy, abortion, media corruption exposure) that we were forced to reconsider him as a better choice than we had anticipated. Sure, he didn’t fix the national debt, but it seems he is focused on that this time. I will also admit that withdrawing from the Iran Nuclear Deal (2018) may have been a poor decision, but that remains to be seen.
What Most People Get Wrong About the Iran Nuclear Deal (anti-Trump view) ¹

2. Follow-through

The GOP lip-service we’d been getting from more “Christian” representatives showed us that the swamp had coopted the GOP, not just the DEMS. In his first term, the gap between what he promised and what he accomplished and attempted was small. Even the left is now saying “he is keeping his promises” (Stephen A. Smith), and that’s one reason for his support.
A Fact-Checked List of Trump Accomplishments (NYT) ²

3. Uncanny Foresight

Remember when Trump started calling the MSM “fake news” and we all thought he was being boorish and hyperbolic, if not fascist in his derision of the press? Turns out, he was way ahead of the curve, and the media was corrupted and manipulated by our own government MUCH worse than even he was claiming. NOW we know. Thank you Matt Tayebi and Michael Benz. ^{3 4}

I would say that the Abraham accords were also startlingly prescient, perhaps with an understanding of the Sunni hatred for Shia Iran and Palestinian terrorism, which caused a civil war in Jordan and unrest in Egypt and Lebanon, which is part of why they won’t take in the Pals. And let’s not forget that it turns out he was right about Covid origins in a Chinese lab. I refer you to this highly comedic outtake.

4. Even When He’s Wrong, He’s Right

How is it that even when he makes gaffes, like saying that we could inject disinfectant or light, he turns out to be correct? Yes, he’s clumsy, but if you learn to read through his lack of articulation, his counter-intuitive instincts turn out in his favor often. Too often. Annoyingly often.
How injections of a common household disinfectant could make cancer therapy work better: It’s an incredible breakthrough (dailymail) ⁵

5. Accomplishing the Impossible

The list of “impossible” things he accomplished in his last term indicates that (a) we have a very limiting view of what is possible, and (b) we are bad at estimating risk.
Trump’s “Impossible” First Term Successes (wholereason) ⁶

6. Unprecedented Bogus Attacks

The unprecedented lawfare and media hoaxes against Trump were so illegitimate that even the cases where he was marginally guilty (paying off Stormy Daniels) are easy to ignore – our sense of injustice, even against such a boor as Trump, makes us want to give him even more benefit of the doubt, and our first instinct is now to dismiss the truth or importance of these accusations. That’s what happens whey you cry wolf so blatantly and often. Not only do people stop listening, they stop caring even if you are right.

7. The Hand of Providence

Most Christian Trumpers are slow to admit it, but even agnostics like Scott Adams have admitted that the failed assassination attempt, on top of his other uncanny successes, makes one think that there is a hand of providence on him. I understand how that might seem like a risky gambit, but this argument has a lot of sway with Christian Trumpers, including myself. I’ve written it up below:
Mystery Solved: Why supposed Christians support Donald Trump (wholereason) ⁷