CPAC’s Golden Trump Statue Highlights GOP’s Literal Idolization Of Ex-POTUS

Oh come on, this is just too on the nose.

Despite having unleashed a mob of his bloodthirsty supporters upon the Capitol in his desperate pursuit to steal the election last month, ex-President Donald Trump is being fêted at this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) almost as a god-king–a characterization that may have once been seen as an exaggeration of conservatives’ loyalty to Trump until this happened:


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“The idea that we’re going to come up with some kind of conservative platform at CPAC, it rings a little hollow,”

Well it looks like CPAC doesn’t want to step on the RNC’s platform-“Trump, Trump 24/7/365, ain’t nothing better than that”.

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When people start blathering about how important having two parties is, point them at that picture and just say “Nope.”

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The bible had a golden calf. This is a golden ass.

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Sooo, why does one think of a Golden Ass?

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Transgressive pwning of the libs is all they’ve got.

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Spring training. Play Ba’al!

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Christians: False Idol much?
Who will be the first to hang a cross around it’s neck?

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I only clicked on this story to see if this was really real.

Wow. Just wow. smdh…:face_with_raised_eyebrow:

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Such good Christians :roll_eyes:

I swear there’s a Commandment or 2 about this

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Who wore it better? Golden Trump or Golden Calf? pic.twitter.com/Fjd9XjJs8V

Larry Flynt. (those board shorts…)

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it’s in 2 Corinthians

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“…[G]old is their god, and for riches will they pawn their lives as well as their lands.”
― Walter Scott, Ivanhoe

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Pathetic. These people are like children.

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Yeah, ya think? These people have problems…:roll_eyes:

And maybe some mental issues…:face_with_raised_eyebrow:

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I give up. Really. This is beyond the pale.

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…It’s got on shorts so we can see the Golden Calves of Dear Leader…

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I’m sure McInaney has a spare.

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I really can’t get past the shorts and flip-flops. Who designed this Donny Jr? Rand?

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I only clicked on the story to see who was spoofing him today. Turns out it’s a self-spoof.

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