On Tuesday, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that Donald Trump is disqualified from the presidency and should therefore be removed from the ballot in that state because of his role in the Jan. 6 coup attempt, which is an act of insurrection as determined by the United States Constitution. This ruling will be used by Trump and his White Christian followers and other cultists as more evidence that Trump is a divine figure who is being "persecuted" by his enemies in the "secular world" and "deep state."
Trumpism, like other forms of fascism and authoritarianism (and today’s version of conservatism more broadly), is a type of religious politics where the Great Leader is viewed as a type of divine figure on Earth who commands a historic movement that is a force of destiny. Much to the consternation of rational outsiders, there are no appeals or interventions based on fact, reason, and empirical reality that can effectively counter such magical and delusional thinking. Trump instinctively knows and understands this to be true. Moreover, because of his demonstrated fabulism and apparent megalomania the idea that he is a tool of “god” is self-evident to him. Fulfilling that role, Trump announced at a rally several weeks ago that he is basically the Chosen One and a type of prophetic figure and emissary of God and Jesus – which means that Trump’s plans to be a dictator are blessed by supernatural beings who are going to intervene on his behalf.
