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Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu
Jan 13, 2021
President Donald Trump
(Associated Press)
President Donald Trump has recently been permanently banned from Twitter, as well as Facebook, Instagram and other platforms.
In response, one of his supporters compared the president to Jesus Christ.
Dean Browning tweeted: “If Twitter had been around during the era of Jesus Christ, he too would have been banned from the platform for misinformation.”
He added that those on the right side of history are “rarely appreciated” while they are alive.
But it is not the first time Trump has been likened to Jesus.
In 2019, Republican congressman Barry Loudermilk compared the process of the president’s impeachment to the persecution of Christ.
Trump also previously told a crowd in North Carolina that Jesus was the only person more famous around the world than himself.
Many social media users criticised the recent parallel drawn by Browning.
@DeanBrowningPA Jesus was executed by the state, not kicked off social media. If you're looking for examples of inn… https://t.co/NszW3jjWyM— Kyle 🌱 (@Kyle 🌱) 1610321303
@DeanBrowningPA But hey, Jesus Christ was a man of color murdered by law enforcement under a corrupt criminal justi… https://t.co/jmKbUKa4jp— Charlotte Clymer 🏳️🌈 (@Charlotte Clymer 🏳️🌈) 1610336145
@DeanBrowningPA @TheTweetOfGod You... You do realise that he was crucified right? I think that supercedes a twitter ban.— Bas Schouten (@Bas Schouten) 1610335346
The only thing Trump has in common with Jesus Christ is that they hung out with hookers & both used ghost writers.… https://t.co/AXIy8zqlR7— John Fugelsang (@John Fugelsang) 1610323980
Others mocked the comparison.
are you high, sir? Or am I not high enough https://t.co/h73SbpAciw— The Original Imani Gandy (@The Original Imani Gandy) 1610334921
I dunno. I mean, he only had like 12 followers. https://t.co/Qg8Byhr5Tq— Mark Russell (@Mark Russell) 1610331445
@DeanBrowningPA One of my fav bible stories is when Jesus lied/spread misinformation in order to rile-up his apostl… https://t.co/DCrFKfmH2l— Scruffle Bag Boi (@Scruffle Bag Boi) 1610313777
jesus....crucified ON THE CROSS OF PUBLIC OPINION amirite? they cancelled the messiah!— lottie (@lottie) 1610314598
In addition, some pointed out the Trump supporter’s history on social media.
@DeanBrowningPA “Misinformation” Classic. https://t.co/hfy1ll6yvM— HODL 💙 WAGMI(🤝, 🤝) (@HODL 💙 WAGMI(🤝, 🤝)) 1610298872
YouTube has also just announced it’s suspending Trump’s channel from uploading new videos for at least a week, and that it deleted a recent upload after concern about the “ongoing potential for violence”.
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