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Amanda Marcotte

Evangelical excuses for Trump tariffs

"Go forward boldly into your destiny," declares Paula White, the head of Donald Trump's newly-minted White House Faith Office. The charismatic preacher's new video instructs her followers, whose ranks have swollen as a result of her close relationship to Trump, that "you must sacrifice some way during this prophetic season, because it's through sacrifice that your spirit opens up so wide that you can receive divine direction." She promises "increase" for those who sow a "seed," citing Proverbs 1:33, which promises "safety" and "ease" to believers. What is this "sacrifice" White wishes her followers to make for their safety and ease? Why, sending her a check for $133, which she implies will be returned to them many times over by God. 

White House faith adviser Paula White says there is a narrow "prophetic season" for God to bless you, but only if you give her $133, so act now.

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— Right Wing Watch (@rightwingwatch.bsky.social) March 10, 2025 at 11:11 AM

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