Donald Trump is the candidate of perpetual double standards. No matter what others may say about him–that he’s a liar, that he harbors hatred for others, that he has made a fortune by harming others–he considers his life to be off-limits when it comes to criticism. But when he decides to say something nasty about another, it’s just part of his larger goal to “make America great again.”
Here’s the perfect example: Earlier in the week, Pope Francis said anyone who would build a wall to keep people out of their country (looking right at ya, Donald!) is not a Christian. Donald got very upset and said the Pope had no right to question another person’s faith. Is that right? Well, let’s just see.
Appearing on “Face the Nation” Sunday, Trump was asked why it’s copacetic for him to question the faith of fellow 2016 GOP contenders Ted Cruz and Ben Carson, but not fair when the Pope does so. “Face the Nation” host John Dickerson directly asked:
“Why is it okay for you and not okay for the Pope?”
As he so often does, Trump attempted to say he hadn’t actually questioned the faith of Ted Cruz, he had merely noted that a person cannot “lie and hold up the Bible.”
Yet this is the one and same Donald Trump who also tried to hurl religious insults at Cruz a couple of weeks ago when he said:
“To the best of my knowledge, not too many Evangelicals come out of Cuba, okay? Just remember that.”
And not too many billionaires have any faith other than faith in the Almighty Dollar and how they can add to what they already have.
It should also be noted that just a few months ago Trump also had this to say about Ben Carson, who is a member of the Seventh Day Adventist faith:
“I don’t know about. I just don’t know about.”
Just another day in the hypocritical life and times of Donald Trump.
Here’s the “Face the Nation” Segment:
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