"This toxic brew of conspiracy theories, incendiary language, and veneration of Trump is likely to only get uglier and more dangerous as this and other investigations of Trump progress. Christian right figures are repeating Trump’s claim that FBI agents searched his wife Melania’s closet, feeding right-wing paranoias that the 'deep state' is filled with sexual deviants. On one side is Trump, whom God anointed. On the other are creepy thugs who rummage through his wife’s intimate belongings. [snip]
"In this upside-down world, Trump is sanctified and besieged, and everyone else is getting away with unspeakable crimes. If the past week’s worth of Christian right media coverage of the Mar-a-Lago raid is any indication, we should expect ongoing, escalating attacks on anyone perceived to be an enemy of God’s anointed, persecuted president." -- Sarah Posner, writing at TPM. Posner catalogs recent Christofascist ravings on the "persecution" of their cult leader and the violent revenge they preach. For those of us who don't closely follow the hateful rhetoric of Christofascist media, this is a bracing reminder of the scope of that media in continuing to promote the interests of the Malignant Loser in the most vile ways.
