The Myth of the Divine Executive
Over the weekend, Donald Trump shared an AI-generated image depicting himself as Jesus. The backlash from his own religious allies was so swift that he did something we rarely see: he deleted the post.
While the incident was mocked as another “Trump being Trump” moment, it highlights the profound absurdity of our current political era. We are witnessing an administration consumed by petty grievances and the construction of a bizarre personal mythology. But this relentless circus distracts the public from a far more severe structural danger: When an executive operates under the delusion of a divine mandate, earthly constraints disappear.
Trump himself has signaled this intent to move beyond the law. He once claimed that his own morals were the only thing that could truly constrain him on the world stage—suggesting that statutes, treaties, and constitutional boundaries are secondary to his personal whims.
“My own morality, my own mind. It's the only thing that can stop me.”
DONALD TRUMP
https://www.brightamerica.org/p/the-myth-of-the-divine-executive
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