Biden responds to Trump's 'rot in Hell' comment: 'Love your enemies'

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: The Hill

President Biden on Thursday responded to former President Trump’s Christmas post with a religious message to love your enemies.

Trump’s unusual Christmas message, which he shared on Truth Social, called for various people he sees as “looking to destroy” the nation to “rot in Hell.”

Biden shared an article from The Hill about Trump’s post on X, formerly known as Twitter, and added a message to poke at the former president.

“There’s an expression they say in church sometimes: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you,” the president said.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/biden-responds-trump-rot-hell-174241602.html

[Jrose]

1. If any current political figure shows truly sincere Christian morals, it's Biden.

He echoes another Irish Catholic President ...JFK.

[Skittles]

3. you don't need religion to be a good person

seriously

[lastlib]

8. "The greatest tragedy in human history is....

…the hijacking of morality by religion."--Sir Arthur C. Clarke

(one of my favorite quotes.)

[Skittles]

33. oh that is good

it gets tiresome hearing about "christian values" when they are just simply the values of being a decent person

[soldierant]

22. Many clearly don't

But if some feel that they do - and it's working - I'm not going to argue.

With MAGATs who claim religion, it ain't working.

[ShazzieB]

23. Well stated.

[Skittles]

34. so

if you NEED religion to be a good person, that's essentially saying you're expecting some kind of reward in the end

-whatever-

[Mblaze]

29. In that quote, Jesus was refuting the idea of an eye for an eye.

I’m not Christian and I agree that you don’t need religion to be a good person but I’m not sure even good people often love their enemies, do good to those who hate them, bless those who curse them or pray for those who mistreat them. Jesus expected a quantum leap in goodness from his followers. He certainly didn’t succeed with most of them. Trump is full on eye for an eye.

[ananda]

10. It makes me proud to be Irish.

Love

[BumRushDaShow]

2. LOL

Dark Brandon strikes again!

[Clarz]

27. Joe

Biden has been underestimated his whole career. He speaks softly and DOES not carry a big stick. He is everything Trump is NOT. Just Joe's experience alone should tell the tale, but he's a husband who lost his wife--a father who lost two children and is now dealing with a troubled son who is trying to straighten up. His love for his family and his compassion speaks for itself. His love for his country is fierce. Joe is everything Trump is not. This country is damn lucky to have him as we continue our slow descent into Maga Hell.

[yardwork]

30. Welcome to DU!

[TomSlick]

38. Welcome to DU.

[littlemissmartypants]

39. Welcome to DU, Clarz. ❤️

[DemocraticPatriot]

4. The problem is, Biden is a Christian, but Trump is

NOT.............................

and Trump's alleged 'christian' supporters do not understand their own religion,
and now believe that 'Jesus was too woke'....


Anyway, the book beside tRump's beside which he "does not read",
was written by Adolf Hitler.....

Guess we ought to send him the New Testament 'on tape',
since he can't and does not read any books....

[mahina]

5. Projection once again. Cheato knows well which will rot in hell if there is one

And it’s not Joe

[Mr.Bill]

6. Trump will probably reply with

something like "I am the most religious person in the history of the USA".

[ShazzieB]

24. He once bragged, "I'm a great Christian."

I’m Presbyterian. I’m a great Christian. True. True. I’m the best leader.

The above quote is from a typically unhinged interview back in 2015, in which he claimed to be a champion of animal rights (of all things). The whole thing is here: https://kirschnerskorner.com/2015/11/01/exclusive-interview-donald-trump-on-animal-rights/

As far as I can determine, that is his biggest recorded brag about religion (so far). But it wouldn't surprise me at all to hear him describe himself as the most religious person, the greatest Christian ever, because he always claims to be the best, the greatest, the most _____ whatever it is that's under discussion. That's all he knows how to do!

[lastlib]

7. The Pustule has never heard those words....

because he doesn't go to church. (Why go to church to worship God when you ARE God.....? that's his outlook.)

[Septua]

9. Joe is a master statesman.

That reply will irritate Trump more than anything Joe could have said.

[PortTack]

11. Exactly!

[twodogsbarking]

12. I don't love my enemies. Fuck that.

[COL Mustard]

37. I doubt many Israelis

Love Hamas right now. I would tend to agree with you. Fuck that shit.

[ificandream]

13. K&R

Dark Brandon beats the crap out of Dumb Donnie again.

[prodigitalson]

14. Trump is the antichrist

[ArkansasDemocrat1]

21. I thought the Big AntiKahuna was smarter than this

[Marthe48]

15. President Biden is a terrific role model

His comment is the best way to reply to the smelly traitor.

[Novara]

16. OK, where did "when they go low, we go high" get us the last time?

I'm not saying Biden shouldn't show the class he showed, but he could have used this as an opportunity not to quote the book of fantasy but to show how unfit someone full of revenge is to lead this country.

Oh, and keep your fucking religion out of politics. In ALL cases.

[IronLionZion]

17. Since Trump is being persecuted like Jesus

why not hang him on a cross and see if he comes back to life in 3 days?

[jaxexpat]

19. First, though, you've gotta prove that the charade Trump plays.......

is definable as "life" in the first place.

[sheshe2]

28. I suggest inverting the cross...

and send him to the place he truly belongs.

[The Magistrate]

18. Hey, Now, That Kinda NambyPamby Liberal Talk's Got Nothing To Do With Christianity, Sir

Jesus weren't no woke weenie, nosireebob he wasn't!

[Justice matters.]

20. That didn't work well over Nazi Germany...

And it won't work at all with the neo-nazi KKKultists.

[Elessar Zappa]

25. This and every other message isn't for his cult.

It’s for people who are sane but still may or may not vote for Trump. Those are the people that we need to sway and that we can sway. What the neo-nazis believe isn’t relevant.

[Justice matters.]

36. If they're not stopped, the neo-nazis (Trump's Republican supporters or enablers) will...

cheat to win elections they would not win without cheating in all sorts of shenanigans.

There is no low they won't go.

[Kennah]

26. And imprison them upon conviction

[canetoad]

31. Trump probably thinks that

'Love your enemies' is the name of a sitcom.

[Shermann]

32. High road FTW! nt

[Warpy]

35. There is a tactic commonly called "killing them with kindness."

I used it with difficult patients with a great success rate, feeling like one is kicking a kitten becomes 8ncomfortable for most of us.

TFG isn't difficult, malignant narcissists are impossible. Best thing to do with them is run away when you spot them.

I give props to Biden for trying. Maybe it will get through to some of TFG's alliance.