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sop

(19,700 posts)
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 12:03 PM 17 hrs ago

'Born a very special baby': Republican rhetoric on Trump becomes even more cultish

(MS NOW) "Exactly eight years ago this week, as Sen. Bob Corker neared the end of his congressional career, the Tennessee Republican voiced his frustrations about the direction of his party, telling reporters that the GOP had become almost 'cultish' toward Donald Trump."

"The retiring senator added, 'It’s not a good place for any party to end up with a cult-like situation as it relates to a president."
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"This came to mind eight years later watching Republican Rep. Troy Nehls of Texas offering his latest Trump praise."

“ 'Donald Trump is the best thing to happen in this country in 100 years,' the retiring congressman said. 'He was born a very special baby. I bet you the doctors said, ‘I can tell this is a very special baby.’ "

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https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/born-a-very-special-baby-republican-rhetoric-on-trump-becomes-even-more-cultish

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'Born a very special baby': Republican rhetoric on Trump becomes even more cultish (Original Post) sop 17 hrs ago OP
No, the Doctors said "its a boy, I think " thomski64 17 hrs ago #1
It's not just a "cult-like situation," it's a full-blown cult. Ocelot II 17 hrs ago #2
The Moonies and The Family have their tentacles everywhere Easterncedar 17 hrs ago #5
They knew he was a special baby because of EarlG 17 hrs ago #3
If anything, it exposes how BS their takes on Jesus are by parallel... RockRaven 17 hrs ago #4
he was indeed born special-- he is a spawn of Satan LymphocyteLover 16 hrs ago #6

Ocelot II

(131,652 posts)
2. It's not just a "cult-like situation," it's a full-blown cult.
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 12:09 PM
17 hrs ago

It's right up there with the People's Temple, Heaven's Gate and the Branch Davidians. I have no doubt that there are people who would literally drink the Kool-Aid for Trump.

Easterncedar

(6,629 posts)
5. The Moonies and The Family have their tentacles everywhere
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 12:17 PM
17 hrs ago

If they don't have money on the orange goon (hah) then they own the folks around him. The Republicans are neck deep in their morass.

EarlG

(23,758 posts)
3. They knew he was a special baby because of
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 12:10 PM
17 hrs ago

the birthmark in the shape of three little sixes on the top of his head.

RockRaven

(19,922 posts)
4. If anything, it exposes how BS their takes on Jesus are by parallel...
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 12:14 PM
17 hrs ago

If they say stuff like that about this fraud we can see with our own eyes, there is no reason to give a second of consideration to anything they have to say about the two-millennia-old guy we cannot.

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