Shortly after 1 pm this afternoon, Donald J. Trump walked into the East Room to join faith leaders for an Easter lunch celebration. He appeared energized, talkative, and completely unrestrained. As he made his way to the podium, his makeup sitting unevenly across his face, a harsh line of orange against pale skin along his collar, he paused on the stage, soaking in the applause and encouraging the crowd to keep cheering. Once at the mic, he launched into nearly 45 minutes of rambling, self-focused commentary that had very little to do with Easter and everything to do with himself. He drifted between attacks on...
I had not heard about his Holy Week meeting. I find it horrendous that “religious” people lay their hands on him and say he’s God’s gift to the US. He’s horrible and has broken every commandment in the Bible. What a sham. Thank you for reporting it all.
As an "international reader", I'm glad that you and millions of Americans have a clear view. We see that you have not yet given up on saving the last pillars of democracy. We believe in you. Keep on fighting and writing.
Horrifying and of course you must list his crimes and sins, and thank you for reassuring your European friends and readers that things are being done, BUT....
how can we BRIBE the Republicans who can impeach him in a New York minute to DO IT???
What do they want in return? Are they that fearful of retribution? Not easily arranged if one is behind bars....
I ask again: where are Republican heroes who can END THIS REIGN OF TERROR?
The Republicans are in their offices counting their money. They are there to have power and get as much money as possible, and the plan is to stay there as long as they can. How long has “Methuselah” Grassley been there? The greed is overwhelming!
Heather, this is all too much. I'm sick and tired of seeing that orange Mussolini's rambling rants on TV. He has an eight year old vocabulary which makes no sense at all. As for his criticism of his NATO allies. Does he not realise that they would go to the aid of the US if your country was attacked? Memo to DJT: which countries came to your aid after 9/11 and sent troops to Afghanistan? I happened to be in NYC on that dreadful day and it was very scary. As for your rambling speech in front of religious leaders during Easter week, Trump, you have no concept of Christian values. Thank you, Heather, for watching the whole of this maniacs so called speech. Well done!
You are the best. What about getting him to resign? It’s unreal that every civilized person in the world, maybe even MAGA, sees he is out of it. So make him the best deal — a hero because after sleep -disorder diagnosis he had the courage to fire his hires and resign. What else? No prosecutions. Keep the grift. You could make that happen! Get him gone!
He will NEVER surrender…he is a psychotic, narcissistic, sociopathic, sadistic evil that thrives on Power, Control, Money, more money. He, his family, his KKKabinet he appointed, wealthy elites in Epstein files, “Epstein class” sycophantic RepubliKKKans.
He is not even a legitimate “president,” after Jan.6, 2021, he should’ve been charged with Treason for his inciting his Insurrection. Then he, Elon Musk, Thiel, rigged and stole the last election. He basically admitted it.
The Hard Truth is that our friend from Belgium has with clarity and precision made our circumstance and our responsibility clear and plain...we Americans are failing ourselves. Anyone who lived through DJT's first term including the J6 Insurrection and the books and committees that followed could see that a 2nd DJT term would play out EXACTLY as it has. Much of the damage already done to our Constitution and our relationships with our former Allies is at this point irreparable. Given that there are no limits (SAVE Act, ICE at Polls, threats to cancel elections) on Trump's handlers and puppet masters' willingness to break the law to consolidate and retain power, the TIME IS NOW for a general strike........This is the ultimate character test. To fail this test is to fail those who have in the past and are today showing the courage to make the sacrifices that inevitably follow loudly stating the word NO..................
Exactly…I was so hoping it would start with the TSA agents and those connected to shut it all down across the nation…transportation, all government agencies, unions, we the people. We have to hit them where it hurts, their BLOOD Money filled pockets.
Epstein Class, trump, his family, KKKabinet, RepubliKKKans, etc.
I would never have said that I would have believed Iran over the President of the USA yet here we are
All the talk of peace negotiations is a thinly disguised attempt to influence the markets
I hear what you are saying that millions of Americans see through him yet I’m appalled that 31% of people still support him 31% !!!!! I
I can guarantee that if a leader in the U.K. had brought such vile acts into being not only would his approval rate have plummeted they would be out of office
I agree with my fellow European commenter on here whilst November is flashing like a gold beacon in the distance, right thinking Americans need to act with urgency Think what he can do between now and then - 1 month into an illegal war the world is on its knees
We read everyday that some court or other has made rulings against Trump - which laudable as these are it’s like throwing stones against a huge tank that rolls past destroying everything in its path
Now surely has come the time to put enormous and unrelenting pressure on those that can stop him, remove him, punish him
Easy for me to say as a Brit ? No it’s painful as I know Americans are suffering too and are ashamed of what is happening but only you have the power to stop him in his tracks
He has wrong footed everyone by acting in a way that no one in their right minds would think would act as a slum landlord let alone President of a fundamentally decent and moral nation and we are all running to catch up
It is virtually impossible to forecast his next move as he is an unpredictable narcissistic sociopath
I expect him to rail against foreign countries now and his threat of leaving NATO is both petulant and childish And his remarks about ‘getting your own oil’ and ‘you can sort out the Strait of Hormuz’ we wouldn’t need to , you imbecile , if you hadn’t stirred up the Middle East with Israel Firing experts on the area from your agencies because they were telling you realities you didn’t want to hear
The Middle East has been like a dormant volcano for centuries and yet you with your bloated sense of all encompassing desire for self enrichment and aggrandisement have blown the lid off it
I have no doubt that right will prevail- and it will not be easy or straightforward to achieve, but please don’t let the world have to wait too long
I don’t know how you have the fortitude to listen to this babbling idiot, but I thank you for the analysis . I can’t make it through more than 30 seconds before I want to throw up in my mouth. Blyyou
I completely agree with those who say we haven’t done enough..November is NOW..we have to take this fight to the streets. We are headed for a Revolution unless some miracle happens and he’s removed by force or health. He’s the boy who cried wolf …we need the wolf now. Money is all his cronies care about..we better start hitting them where it hurts and then watch them turn on him…they know he’s nothing but a big mouth full of lies but he’s helping them so they humor him and let him ramble ..they know he’s a pathetic lunatic but they’re making millions of dollars…we need to STOP that..revolt against what they sell..push..stop their stream of income ..tell them how we feel about them. Those religious leaders who closed their eyes in fake prayer and devotion …listened to his bull shit then praised him like Caesar should be one of the first groups to feel the wrath of financial attack…WE COME TO BURY CAESAR NOT TO PRAISE HIM. We can’t wait until November…it might not come…start now…let his enablers know as long as they support him..they’re toxic…we’re not going to take it anymore. Stop supporting any business that supports him…try starting with those owned by Ellison and Bezos.
Exactly what I say and more…We are being held hostage, all of us and the world, except those profiteering.
We Do NEED to do something… November is NOW.
The irony here is that we could use the help of our allies, NATO, to help take trump, his family, and his KKKabinet, the Epstein class, sycophantic and complicit Republicans and John Fetterman out for us.
They are ALL guilty of International Crimes, Crimes against Humanity-here and abroad, Genocide, Treason, espionage, extortion, murder, rape, sex trafficking, pirating, kidnapping, etc.
We are in Nazi Germany mid 1930’with Executions, ICE Gestapo, Concentration Death, murder, rape, sex trafficking, inhumane conditions, mass deportations, etc. Camps.
Almost our entire system has been bought and sold with BLOOD money.
I was hoping the TSA agents would start the shutdown of the airports along with others, pilots, all personnel, workers, government workers, transportation, government agencies, and spark the rest of the country to halt all that matters to trump and his family and wealthy elite KKKronies, “Epstein Class,” Money, power, control, and the Epstein files…a national and global house of cards.
“Then came the moment that, in any functioning democracy, would have ended a political career.”
How many times has that sentence been written or said?
Decades will pass before there is a universal understanding of how he pulled off this heist of America. Citizens without standing in government can only do so much. We’ve been disappointed by our elected representatives from the get go. All the tools for keeping him out of government, stopping his actions, and now removing him exist. It’s to our shame that he is still not just President but a voice in our lives. What’s going to happen before the midterms? Unrest. Not boots on the ground but feet in the streets. Pent up frustration and anger will build and explode. Watch for a trigger event such as a vicious murder, an unprovoked assault on a vulnerable population, an explosion caused by a single person, a deadly attack on a school, government building, businesses or university. Anything we’ve seen before but worse.
“Basically, I’m going to tell everybody how great I am. What a great job I’ve done. What a phenomenal job.” Sounds like what he was told the speech was about, and obviously what he wanted to hear, rather than what he gleaned from reading a draft of it. The networks now know not to yield their paying programs without advance proof that there will be something newsworthy to expect. So he's burnt toast and what are we waiting for?
I will be bold enough to assert that I know what God does when people use His name to do evil.
Those individuals will be publicly humiliated and corrected by someone they do not like. Which, I know, seems like it is not enough but God is merciful. Exhibit A = Kristi Noem. Mike Johnson is on the list, but I hope Pete Hegseth is next. Everyone in the room is on the list.
If you have the information, name those religious invitees to Trump’s indignity of an Easter holy celebration. They have every right to condemn the blasphemy of this small cruel man, how dare they to stay silent when they have the pulpit and a voice that can and must be heard.
I have to agree with Heather that the most disturbing part of the entire event was that the supposed “religious leaders” not only didn’t disagree, correct or call Trump on any of the things he said, but, in their speech/prayers they elevated Trump to the level of Jesus. It was truly an abomination, unlike anything I have ever witnessed in my lifetime.
I had not heard about his Holy Week meeting. I find it horrendous that “religious” people lay their hands on him and say he’s God’s gift to the US. He’s horrible and has broken every commandment in the Bible. What a sham. Thank you for reporting it all.
Dear Heather
As an "international reader", I'm glad that you and millions of Americans have a clear view. We see that you have not yet given up on saving the last pillars of democracy. We believe in you. Keep on fighting and writing.
I have no qualifications in the field of mental health, but I can safely say that DJT is stark raving, carpet chewing, infreakinsane.
I'll have to rewatch 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' to see how it ends.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest doesn’t end well.
Ken, you are correct, sir.
Horrifying and of course you must list his crimes and sins, and thank you for reassuring your European friends and readers that things are being done, BUT....
how can we BRIBE the Republicans who can impeach him in a New York minute to DO IT???
What do they want in return? Are they that fearful of retribution? Not easily arranged if one is behind bars....
I ask again: where are Republican heroes who can END THIS REIGN OF TERROR?
The Republicans are in their offices counting their money. They are there to have power and get as much money as possible, and the plan is to stay there as long as they can. How long has “Methuselah” Grassley been there? The greed is overwhelming!
Heather, this is all too much. I'm sick and tired of seeing that orange Mussolini's rambling rants on TV. He has an eight year old vocabulary which makes no sense at all. As for his criticism of his NATO allies. Does he not realise that they would go to the aid of the US if your country was attacked? Memo to DJT: which countries came to your aid after 9/11 and sent troops to Afghanistan? I happened to be in NYC on that dreadful day and it was very scary. As for your rambling speech in front of religious leaders during Easter week, Trump, you have no concept of Christian values. Thank you, Heather, for watching the whole of this maniacs so called speech. Well done!
You are the best. What about getting him to resign? It’s unreal that every civilized person in the world, maybe even MAGA, sees he is out of it. So make him the best deal — a hero because after sleep -disorder diagnosis he had the courage to fire his hires and resign. What else? No prosecutions. Keep the grift. You could make that happen! Get him gone!
He will NEVER surrender…he is a psychotic, narcissistic, sociopathic, sadistic evil that thrives on Power, Control, Money, more money. He, his family, his KKKabinet he appointed, wealthy elites in Epstein files, “Epstein class” sycophantic RepubliKKKans.
He is not even a legitimate “president,” after Jan.6, 2021, he should’ve been charged with Treason for his inciting his Insurrection. Then he, Elon Musk, Thiel, rigged and stole the last election. He basically admitted it.
We are in serious peril.
I think he can be bought.
The Hard Truth is that our friend from Belgium has with clarity and precision made our circumstance and our responsibility clear and plain...we Americans are failing ourselves. Anyone who lived through DJT's first term including the J6 Insurrection and the books and committees that followed could see that a 2nd DJT term would play out EXACTLY as it has. Much of the damage already done to our Constitution and our relationships with our former Allies is at this point irreparable. Given that there are no limits (SAVE Act, ICE at Polls, threats to cancel elections) on Trump's handlers and puppet masters' willingness to break the law to consolidate and retain power, the TIME IS NOW for a general strike........This is the ultimate character test. To fail this test is to fail those who have in the past and are today showing the courage to make the sacrifices that inevitably follow loudly stating the word NO..................
Exactly…I was so hoping it would start with the TSA agents and those connected to shut it all down across the nation…transportation, all government agencies, unions, we the people. We have to hit them where it hurts, their BLOOD Money filled pockets.
Epstein Class, trump, his family, KKKabinet, RepubliKKKans, etc.
November is NOW!
UNITED WE STAND AND DIVIDED WE FALL❤️🩹
I keep seeing more and more reason to invoke the 25th amendment. Why hasn’t it been done?
Because those who have the authority to invoke it are being paid not to.
No morals detected.
I would never have said that I would have believed Iran over the President of the USA yet here we are
All the talk of peace negotiations is a thinly disguised attempt to influence the markets
I hear what you are saying that millions of Americans see through him yet I’m appalled that 31% of people still support him 31% !!!!! I
I can guarantee that if a leader in the U.K. had brought such vile acts into being not only would his approval rate have plummeted they would be out of office
I agree with my fellow European commenter on here whilst November is flashing like a gold beacon in the distance, right thinking Americans need to act with urgency Think what he can do between now and then - 1 month into an illegal war the world is on its knees
We read everyday that some court or other has made rulings against Trump - which laudable as these are it’s like throwing stones against a huge tank that rolls past destroying everything in its path
Now surely has come the time to put enormous and unrelenting pressure on those that can stop him, remove him, punish him
Easy for me to say as a Brit ? No it’s painful as I know Americans are suffering too and are ashamed of what is happening but only you have the power to stop him in his tracks
He has wrong footed everyone by acting in a way that no one in their right minds would think would act as a slum landlord let alone President of a fundamentally decent and moral nation and we are all running to catch up
It is virtually impossible to forecast his next move as he is an unpredictable narcissistic sociopath
I expect him to rail against foreign countries now and his threat of leaving NATO is both petulant and childish And his remarks about ‘getting your own oil’ and ‘you can sort out the Strait of Hormuz’ we wouldn’t need to , you imbecile , if you hadn’t stirred up the Middle East with Israel Firing experts on the area from your agencies because they were telling you realities you didn’t want to hear
The Middle East has been like a dormant volcano for centuries and yet you with your bloated sense of all encompassing desire for self enrichment and aggrandisement have blown the lid off it
I have no doubt that right will prevail- and it will not be easy or straightforward to achieve, but please don’t let the world have to wait too long
I don’t know how you have the fortitude to listen to this babbling idiot, but I thank you for the analysis . I can’t make it through more than 30 seconds before I want to throw up in my mouth. Blyyou
I completely agree with those who say we haven’t done enough..November is NOW..we have to take this fight to the streets. We are headed for a Revolution unless some miracle happens and he’s removed by force or health. He’s the boy who cried wolf …we need the wolf now. Money is all his cronies care about..we better start hitting them where it hurts and then watch them turn on him…they know he’s nothing but a big mouth full of lies but he’s helping them so they humor him and let him ramble ..they know he’s a pathetic lunatic but they’re making millions of dollars…we need to STOP that..revolt against what they sell..push..stop their stream of income ..tell them how we feel about them. Those religious leaders who closed their eyes in fake prayer and devotion …listened to his bull shit then praised him like Caesar should be one of the first groups to feel the wrath of financial attack…WE COME TO BURY CAESAR NOT TO PRAISE HIM. We can’t wait until November…it might not come…start now…let his enablers know as long as they support him..they’re toxic…we’re not going to take it anymore. Stop supporting any business that supports him…try starting with those owned by Ellison and Bezos.
Exactly what I say and more…We are being held hostage, all of us and the world, except those profiteering.
We Do NEED to do something… November is NOW.
The irony here is that we could use the help of our allies, NATO, to help take trump, his family, and his KKKabinet, the Epstein class, sycophantic and complicit Republicans and John Fetterman out for us.
They are ALL guilty of International Crimes, Crimes against Humanity-here and abroad, Genocide, Treason, espionage, extortion, murder, rape, sex trafficking, pirating, kidnapping, etc.
We are in Nazi Germany mid 1930’with Executions, ICE Gestapo, Concentration Death, murder, rape, sex trafficking, inhumane conditions, mass deportations, etc. Camps.
Almost our entire system has been bought and sold with BLOOD money.
I was hoping the TSA agents would start the shutdown of the airports along with others, pilots, all personnel, workers, government workers, transportation, government agencies, and spark the rest of the country to halt all that matters to trump and his family and wealthy elite KKKronies, “Epstein Class,” Money, power, control, and the Epstein files…a national and global house of cards.
WE the people NEED to do more.
UNITED WE STAND AND DIVIDED WE FALL❤️🩹
“Then came the moment that, in any functioning democracy, would have ended a political career.”
How many times has that sentence been written or said?
Decades will pass before there is a universal understanding of how he pulled off this heist of America. Citizens without standing in government can only do so much. We’ve been disappointed by our elected representatives from the get go. All the tools for keeping him out of government, stopping his actions, and now removing him exist. It’s to our shame that he is still not just President but a voice in our lives. What’s going to happen before the midterms? Unrest. Not boots on the ground but feet in the streets. Pent up frustration and anger will build and explode. Watch for a trigger event such as a vicious murder, an unprovoked assault on a vulnerable population, an explosion caused by a single person, a deadly attack on a school, government building, businesses or university. Anything we’ve seen before but worse.
“Basically, I’m going to tell everybody how great I am. What a great job I’ve done. What a phenomenal job.” Sounds like what he was told the speech was about, and obviously what he wanted to hear, rather than what he gleaned from reading a draft of it. The networks now know not to yield their paying programs without advance proof that there will be something newsworthy to expect. So he's burnt toast and what are we waiting for?
I will be bold enough to assert that I know what God does when people use His name to do evil.
Those individuals will be publicly humiliated and corrected by someone they do not like. Which, I know, seems like it is not enough but God is merciful. Exhibit A = Kristi Noem. Mike Johnson is on the list, but I hope Pete Hegseth is next. Everyone in the room is on the list.
If you have the information, name those religious invitees to Trump’s indignity of an Easter holy celebration. They have every right to condemn the blasphemy of this small cruel man, how dare they to stay silent when they have the pulpit and a voice that can and must be heard.
I have to agree with Heather that the most disturbing part of the entire event was that the supposed “religious leaders” not only didn’t disagree, correct or call Trump on any of the things he said, but, in their speech/prayers they elevated Trump to the level of Jesus. It was truly an abomination, unlike anything I have ever witnessed in my lifetime.