Lawmakers, influencers, and religious leaders are all portraying Donald Trump surviving an assassination attempt as part of God’s plan to protect him and deliver a Christian America.
What was noticeably absent from all of these claims of God protecting Trump was any reference to Corey Comperatore, the former fire chief who was killed by a bullet meant for Trump while using his body to shield his family at the rally.
This, Jones said, speaks to the dangerous divisions that result from claiming that God was protecting Trump but not anyone else.