Masha Fante
Today, President Trump visited the survivors of the recent tornadoes in Alabama that killed more than 20 people earlier this week. While he refrained from chucking paper towel rolls at those in need, he still managed to do something wildly offensive.
President Trump autographed bibles for fans during his Alabama visit, which is a pretty effing weird thing for anyone to do, let alone the president of the United States.
President Trump is signing bibles for volunteers and survivors at a Baptist church in Alabama. pic.twitter.com/9b8VfyZiKF
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) March 8, 2019
From a photo taken at the event, it looks like Trump signed the covers and not any of the commandments he’s broken:
You guys… He…he signed *the covers* pic.twitter.com/bLQzVN9vcB
— Sarah Cooper (@sarahcpr) March 8, 2019
Obviously, Trump got roasted for this bizarre and unpresidential behavior:
This is like writing VOID on a check https://t.co/f5A9K45jyX
— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) March 8, 2019
“Enjoy!” https://t.co/jgvskZKoCX
— Patrick Monahan (@pattymo) March 8, 2019
People were concerned Trump was claiming authorship:
NEW COMMANDMENT:
Thou shalt not sign the Bible as if you wrote it.— God (@thegoodgodabove) March 8, 2019
I am pretty sure it’s against the ideas of the Bible to sign the Bible. Something about worshipping false prophets. I am pretty sure it’s in there. Do you think he signs it on the author’s page? https://t.co/7ANPBhFvMX
— Judd Apatow (@JuddApatow) March 8, 2019
Then there were jokes about The Art of the Deal, Trump’s ghostwritten autobiography he brags is his favorite book besides the Bible:
A lot of critics will grouse about this, but it should be said in Trump’s defense that he has always been consistently in favor of putting his name on bestsellers he didn’t write https://t.co/zptfKg98tF
— Adam Weinstein (@AdamWeinstein) March 8, 2019
In Trump’s defense, he wrote as much of the Bible as “Art of The Deal” https://t.co/BsR6pTkaxK
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) March 8, 2019
And jokes about blasphemy:
There’s literally a commandment about not doing this type of thing. https://t.co/YKebpAaeB3
— Nick Kocher (@NickKocher) March 8, 2019
Shockingly, none of the signed bibles spontaneously burst into flames. https://t.co/dE7V8iZnyX
— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) March 8, 2019
every time Trump signs a bible, an angel loses its wings mid-flight and crashes painfully to earth https://t.co/STB0qZB4Q6
— Johnny McNulty (@JohnnyMcNulty) March 8, 2019
Every one of those Bibles is gonna Lost Ark that signature right off like the Nazi insignia on a shipping crate https://t.co/A9IQPrcR31
— Jason (@longwall26) March 8, 2019
And just plain jokes:
Trump autographing Bibles is like Jesus signing tits at a porn convention. https://t.co/SQ8UrMfr8r
— Susie Meister (@susie_meister) March 8, 2019
The Bible is being recognized more and more https://t.co/4eV2ddwkMo
— Steadman™ (@AsteadWesley) March 8, 2019
Donald Trump signing Bibles is like Donald Trump Jr. signing copies of The Female Orgasm
— Eli Braden (@EliBraden) March 8, 2019
OLD: Separation of church and state
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 8, 2019
Beyond how profoundly unhelpful end empty this is, it’s JUST WEIRD https://t.co/lvUrlebN8m
— Paul F. Tompkins (@PFTompkins) March 8, 2019
Was he signing the Book of Revelation? https://t.co/Ern1OYZOqW
— Hemant Mehta (@hemantmehta) March 8, 2019
Trump vandalizes bibles. https://t.co/LubdaXb8m8
— David Waldman-1, LLC™ (@KagroX) March 8, 2019
Of course people couldn’t help but imagine the Fox News implosion that would happen if Obama had done the same thing:
This will be great for my "If Obama Did This" coffee table book. https://t.co/t3q3lLeGSL
— Scott Tobias (@scott_tobias) March 8, 2019
Imagine, for one single moment, the Glenn Beck chalkboard//Fox and Friends segment the following morning if President Obama had toured the nation *autographing copies of the Bible* https://t.co/8I32FQwDxN
— Wesley (@WesleyLowery) March 8, 2019
Bibles aren’t even the weirdest things Trump has autographed. He’s signed his supporters:
Wait until Trump supporters find out bibles aren’t the only thing he signs pic.twitter.com/zrPRyptdwm
— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) March 8, 2019
Photos of deceased crime victims:
Bibles arguably aren't the most bizarre thing Trump has signed… https://t.co/THK4MiHueD
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 8, 2019
His signature can also be seen on the hush money checks he paid to Stormy Daniels:
You can’t pardon evidence. You can’t pardon checks. pic.twitter.com/SARcaY95Bx
— Jason Overstreet (@JasonOverstreet) March 8, 2019
Not to mention this photo taken with the founder of the Asian spa where Trump’s friend Bob Kraft got busted for soliciting sex:
Picture is Li Yang, the Chinese woman who founded a chain of South Florida massage parlors where Patriots owner Bob Kraft was captured on video and arrested for soliciting prositituion.
She most recently spent time with President Trump at his Mar-A-Lago Super Bowl party. pic.twitter.com/kG57CjXzn0
— Travis Akers (@travisakers) March 8, 2019