We’ve been waiting years for an official White House Jesus sighting. It happened on April 1st. Yes, April Fool’s Day. We cannot stress enough that this is not a joke.
At a White House Easter lunch attended by over 100 faith leaders, Trump’s personal spiritual advisor Paula White-Cain stepped to the mic and compared the President of the United States to Jesus Christ. Specifically: “You were betrayed and arrested and falsely accused” — said to Donald Trump, in the East Room, on the record. She then drew a direct line from Christ’s crucifixion and resurrection to Trump’s political comeback.
The White House, apparently having a rare moment of self-awareness, quietly deleted the video from its website shortly after posting it.
The backlash was swift and came from all directions, including fellow Christians, who used words like “blasphemous,” “insanity,” and “morally dangerous.” Which are strong words for Easter Sunday, but here we are.
For the record: this site has been tracking Jesus sightings for years. Grilled cheese. Toast. Tree bark. A water stain in an underpass in Chicago. We’ve seen it all. But this is the first time the sighting has been confirmed by a White House official at a catered event.
The sighting is official. We’re logging it.
Don’t take our word for it: The Christian Post and The New Republic have the full story. The White House deleted the video, but the internet is forever.