Donald Trump delivers a bizarre message that somehow manages to be even weirder than expected
President Donald Trump’s address for the Easter Egg Roll came off as a comedy sketch for a late-night show. Instead of talking about the event, Trump began rambling on about the Iran war and the stock market—issues that kids couldn’t comprehend. It wouldn’t have been inappropriate if the event were not meant for children.
Trump opens his speech, “It’s a day we celebrate Jesus, it’s a day we celebrate religion, and it’s an honor to be the president of the United States.”
So far, it’s normal until he transitions to the next topic.
“Things we’ve done had never been done before. We’ve broken every record in the stock market. We’ve broken every record in our military, and what about the rescue that took place yesterday?” Trump is referring to a successful rescue of a downed Air Force officer. An F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down by Iranian forces last Saturday. The injured officer was rescued by Navy SEAL Team 6 commandos.
An agonizing ramble about everything but Easter
The president proceeded to ramble on about the United States’ military exploits in Iran. Later on, he started briefly talking about his incursion in Venezuela. When he finally got to speaking about eggs, he still had a side comment against the press. He proceeded to call the media ‘fake news,’ all because of press coverage about egg prices from last year. Trump claims to have lowered egg prices. But the cause for lowered egg prices is because of a decrease in avian flu—not necessarily because of a policy the president introduced.
Instead of talking about activities for the Easter Egg Roll, Trump gave way for First Lady Melania Trump to speak. He praises her for being a movie star, regardless of the ten percent rating her film received at Rotten Tomatoes. Many reviewers note that it’s just a propaganda tool of the Trump administration. It failed to give any depth to the first lady, with some calling the movie ‘dull’ at best.
Just after Trump praised Melania’s Easter arrangements, he went on to disparage the previous administration one more time—before finally thanking the egg farmers and everyone present for the Easter Egg Roll.
He finally ended his address, “Happy Easter, and God bless America. We have the greatest country on earth.”
Ranting to children about his political opponent
Trump could have started and ended with that last statement. After all, a religious holiday deserves nothing but peaceful greetings—definitely no curses or fighting words. But even during the event, Trump was seen talking to children about former President Joe Biden.
“Biden would use an autopen,” Trump remarked when he sat down with a bunch of children.
One of the kids responded, “What?”
Most people would probably feel just as dumbfounded by this interaction. What does this have to do with Easter Sunday? This interaction is not AI-generated, even if it almost feels as if it is. Needless to say, Trump talking to kids about his political opponents is downright bizzare—more accurately, obsessive.
No forgiveness or compassion on Easter
But the Easter Bunny beside Trump was also a spectacle of the internet. One social media user even reacted, “Am I stoned right now? I must be stoned.”
It did look awkward and odd, but Trump isn’t the only president that stood beside silly-looking bunnies during Easter. Biden and Obama have done it, too—there’s no issue to be had here. The real problem is Trump’s address—how he appropriated Easter Sunday to talk about matters that had nothing to do with the holiday.
Easter Sunday is a holiday about forgiveness and grace. Trump mocking his opponents and talking about war and money on a day that’s all about spiritual healing goes to show that he knows nothing about the holiday. This would all pass off as an SNL sketch, but unfortunately, this came from the real president of the United States.
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