Donald Trump likened himself to a 'king' and invoked the suffering of Jesus during an Easter lunch speech in Washington on Wednesday, 1 April, prompting accusations on social media that the US president had crossed a line and engaged in 'anti-Christ' rhetoric.
The news came after months of tension between Donald Trump and critics who accuse him of courting Christian voters with ever more extravagant religious language. The Wednesday event, held in the run-up to Easter and framed around Palm Sunday, offered the latest glimpse of how explicitly he now weaves theology and political grievance together in public.
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