Former CBS news anchor Dan Rather explained why he is so strongly against the idea of Donald Trump becoming President of the United States again.
The journalist, who reported on important historical events such as the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, the Watergate scandal and more during his forty years at the network, made it clear that the reason is not political.
“Some have asked why I strongly oppose Trump,” Rather wrote on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday. “Let me be perfectly clear. It’s not about politics. I've voted for both parties.”
“It’s about me, as a patriot, rejecting a dishonest, deceitful, racist, traitorous, authoritarian, and despicable man who attacks the free press and wants to lead the country I love,” he continued. “It’s really that straightforward.”
Among the many public criticisms against Trump is his recent decision to sell Bibles for $60, particularly around Easter.
Rev. Al Sharpton questioned any minister or preacher who might have used a Trump Bible to give sermons on Easter Sunday or throughout the holiday weekend.
“They should be removed from their position if they would even try to act like this is anything but what it is, and that’s a hustle,” the activist told the hosts of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” “People should realize how offensive this is to those of us that truly believe in the Bible. He’s doing this during Holy Week. Why would you hustle using the Bible during Holy Week, which is truly a disrespect to people who genuinely believe in the Bible, from a Christian perspective?”
“Morning Joe” host Joe Scarborough pointed out the hypocrisy of the way Christians admire and support Trump when he doesn’t even follow one of the faith’s central principles of forgiveness.
“When Donald Trump says, ‘I’ve never done anything wrong, no reason to be forgiven,’ they still fully support him and say, ‘Oh, he’s the second coming of Christ,’” Scarborough said Wednesday. “They revere him and it’s distorted.”
