Trump Opposition Common Ground for Jon Stewart and Southern Baptists
Aaron Case | | May 10, 2016 03:42 AM EDT |
(Photo : Getty Images) Opposite ends of the spectrum: Jon Stewart and Southern Baptist Convention leader Russell Moore align in voicing opposition to Donald Trump.
It is not easy for former Daily Show host Jon Stewart and right-wing Christians to find matters on which they agree, but now there is presumed GOP presidential nominee Donald J. Trump.
The increasing possibility of a Trump presidency has inspired strong comments from both Stewart and Russell Moore, president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention.
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Speaking on David Axelrod's podcast The Axe Files at the University of Chicago, Stewart said of Trump, "I'm not a constitutional scholar, so I can't necessarily say, but are you eligible to run if you are a man-baby, or a baby-man?"
The comedian did not stop at Trump's appearance, also calling the real estate tycoon "unrepentant," and "narcissistic."
Anyone who watched the Daily Show knows that such attacks from Stewart are nothing new. Moore, however, is a major leader in the evangelical church, a group that is a big part of the GOP support base.
Moore wrote in the New York Times that Trump's involvement in this year's election "has cast light on the darkness of pent-up nativism and bigotry all over the country."
A proponent of immigration reform, Moore also predicted that "the next Billy Graham probably will speak only Spanish or Arabic or Persian or Mandarin."
Moore closed his piece by saying that Jesus himself "is probably not all that impressed by chants of "Make America great again."
Trump responded to Moore in a tweet, calling him "a terrible representative of Evangelicals and all of the good they stand for. A nasty guy with no heart."
Many on both sides of the political spectrum have lamented a lack of choice in this election year, as Hillary Clinton, the probable democrat nominee, is not generating much excitement.
Still, opposition to Trump is so strong that most commentators predict Clinton will win. As Stewart told Axelrod, "At this point, I would vote for Mr. T over Donald Trump."
TagsJon Stewart, donald trump, Russell Moorte, Southern Baptist Convention, The Daily SHow, The Axe Files, David Axelrod, evangelicals, Hillary Clinton
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