I was hoping President Trump could do an address to the nation on Easter weekend after the moving one given by Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain. Queen Elizabeth II, as head of the Church of England, gave an Easter message, same went for Pope Francis.
By all intent and purpose President Trump is the virtual head of American Evangelical Christiandom. It was incumbent upon the President as head of the United States and in all intent and purpose the head of American Evangelical Christiandom to give an Easter message on Christ's Resurrection as well as lend hope and direction to the American people in the midst of the pandemic. Americans needed to have enlightened words from the president. He could not deliver. Donald Trump lacked the leadership, personal integrity and moral character to fulfill this sacred task on Christians' most important weekend.
This message by our former president was just the kind of speech the country needed then and now. Instead of praising the former president, Donald Trump went on his navel gazing attack. He was jealous of the former president for the words he's not capable of delivering himself. Here's the King of American Evangelism and the idol of Bible-believing Christians.
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Trump rips George W. Bush after he calls for unity amid coronavirus outbreak
Justin Wise
President Trump on Sunday took aim at George W. Bush after the former Republican president issued a call to push partisanship aside amid the outbreak of the novel coronavirus.
In a three-minute video shared on Twitter on Saturday, Bush urged Americans to remember "how small our differences are in the face of this shared threat."
"In the final analysis, we are not partisan combatants. We are human beings, equally vulnerable and equally wonderful in the sight of God," Bush said. "We rise or fall together, and we are determined to rise."
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| Trump rips George W. Bush after he calls for unity amid coronavirus outbreak |
In an early morning tweet on Sunday, Trump called out Bush for his failure to support him as he faced an impeachment trial earlier this year over his alleged dealings with Ukraine. He cited apparent comments from Fox News anchor Pete Hegseth, who asked why Bush didn't push for "putting partisanship aside" amid the trial.
"He was nowhere to be found in speaking up against the greatest Hoax in American history," Trump said.
The House impeached Trump last December for allegedly pressuring Ukraine to open an investigation into his Democratic political rivals. The president was acquitted by the Senate in February.
While Bush never commented publicly on the allegations and the trial, he and other members of his family have voiced criticism of the president and his policies.
The former president released the video as confirmed cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, continued to rise in parts of the U.S. The country has confirmed more than 1.1 million COVID-19 cases and more than 66,000 deaths from it.
Bush invoked the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in his message, noting that the U.S. has faced "times of testing before."
"Let's remember that the suffering we experience as a nation does not fall evenly. In the days to come, it will be especially important to care in practical ways for the elderly, the ill and the unemployed," he said.
Trump has faced continued scrutiny for his early response to the outbreak. The president in February suggested the virus would suddenly "disappear" and later predicted that everyone who needed a test would have access to one. He's repeatedly pushed back against concerns from governors about testing and medical equipment shortages.
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