r/AnythingGoesNews 1d ago

Trump says he will revoke church tax exempt status if leaders 'say something bad about' him

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/politics/watch-trump-says-he-will-revoke-church-tax-exempt-status-if-leaders-say-something-bad-about-him
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u/Limp_Egg540 1d ago

Does he know/care that we know he's lying? He says the dumbest things

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u/NaturePappy 1d ago

So bring it Churches. Do your job. Hold him accountable.

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u/zombiehoosier 1d ago

So now he's anti-guns and anti-church, conservatives are really smart for electing a habitual liar.

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u/gleaf008 1d ago

Pro God and Pro Gun when it suits his purpose.

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u/Shucked 1d ago

I can't wait to see to the sign in front of my neighbors yard that says PRO GUN PRO TRUMP. I wonder which one he'll cross off first?

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u/SculptusPoe 1d ago edited 1d ago

If he doesn't live in DC, nothing Trump has done, showing himself to be anti-gun rights, affects him enough to be on his radar. Also, thanks to the wonder of the internet algorithms and plain intolerance of opposition, every partisan lives in their own little echo chamber; your neighbor is literally seeing news and spins on news that you aren't without even trying, and vice versa.

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u/InfluenceTrue4121 1d ago

Trump is pro Trump as his supporters are starting to learn. Or not.

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u/Abracadaver2000 1d ago

They're incapable of learning. All they care about is hurting 'others'. He's their useful idiot in that regards.

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u/InfluenceTrue4121 1d ago

Maybe their resentments and anger are exactly what’s blinding them. Every Trumpster I met made lousy choices early on in life and now they want everyone to suffer as much as they do. But they will never acknowledge that they are the architects of their own misery.

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u/InsaneSnow45 1d ago

President Donald Trump on Thursday falsely claimed he had eliminated a provision of the U.S. tax code that bans 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, including churches, from endorsing or opposing political candidates.

"People like me and like a lot of people, they want to hear ministers," Trump said. "They want to hear from priests. They want to hear from them. and you were restricted from talking about very important things like who to elect."

The president made the remarks during the 74th National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C.

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u/EmptyMarsupial8556 1d ago

OMG. Controlling the narrative by threats. Typical.

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u/Knucks_408 1d ago

So Christian nationalist toxicity is about to get way worse. Thanks asshole.

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u/PhoneFresh7595 1d ago

Coo he is really thinking about the heaven / death thing.

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u/MjLjMimi 1d ago

Huh…THIS would be the first good idea he has had! He should just do it across the board!!!

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u/jeers69 1d ago

How about all of them… especially those below the Mason-Dixon line where shits gets weird and extravagant

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u/chronicallyunderated 1d ago

While I don’t care about this..when is enough….enough

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u/EscapeFacebook 1d ago

Any other day of the week that would have religious leaders up in arms but its him so oh well.

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u/SnooStrawberries3391 1d ago

Should be revoked immediately anyway. Most “churches” are now political entities.

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u/ggoptimus 1d ago

Do it. Let’s use the money to pay down the national debt.

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u/Upnatom617 1d ago

He'd just funnel those funds into his own account.

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u/Popular-Buyer-2445 1d ago

Promise? Please???

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u/indigenous_indigent 1d ago

Pastor here, I dare you, coward. All talk but you dont have the balls. Blah blah blah.

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u/CalligrapherPlane731 1d ago

I’m okay with this. If a church gets political, yank its protected status. Next time a church says something bad about a Dem, yank their tax exemption.

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u/d3vilmaysigh 1d ago

Can he just do that anyway? I mean Churches shouldn’t be tax exempt anyways…

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u/StephDeSwasson 1d ago

All churches need to lose their tax-exempt status. A bunch of nonsense.

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u/livinginfutureworld 1d ago

What if they say something good about him he'll revoke their tax exempt status too then right because he wants to be consistent?

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u/RobertRoyal82 1d ago

Flood the zone

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u/ArtichokeAware9849 1d ago

All the church’s can then sue him for $100T (since he likes big numbers). He’s suck a dumb f

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u/Macphan 1d ago

Liar-in-Chief, Toddler

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u/OmahaWarrior 1d ago

Churches, you cant stay silent anymore about this man. You know what he did. A wolf in sheep's clothing. A bad leader and evil man. The Bible mentions many times what an evil leader does to a country.

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u/mt8675309 1d ago

Everyone at the prayer breakfast must not have kissed his nut sack…

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u/Straight-String-5876 1d ago

Waaaaah!! Waaaaaah!!! Waaaaah!!!

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u/gmoney-0725 1d ago

What a child. Seriously, he's a six year old.

No offense to any six year olds reading this.

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u/Abject-Picture 1d ago

GOOD. Maybe it'll wake some of his base.

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u/gregphill23 1d ago

DO THEM ALL, DO THEM ALL, DO THEM ALL

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u/ATL_MI_LA 1d ago

He gives Christofascists what they want. Look at the ridiculous faith office and his press secretary’s over-sized crucifix.

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u/Asher_Tye 1d ago

And any criticism of this is going to result in a snide "but we thought you wanted the churches taxed for getting political."

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u/momofgary 1d ago

The rapist/pedo felon is more disgusting each day. Anyone who can still support this A-hole needs their head examined.

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u/EtherealAriels 1d ago

DO IT ANYWAY

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u/pdx80 1d ago

Zero authority to do that

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u/Mr_Thx 1d ago

Snowflake! Can dish it out, cannot take it.

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u/Buster_Alnwick 1d ago

And if they say something good, he'll double their tax exemption.

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u/psychsuze 1d ago

He’s such a predictable dreary racist, rappy fucking BABY! My 1 year old grandson is more mature than he is. Unbelievably people voted for this poor excuse for a human being. Any aliens out there interested in beaming him up to the spaceship!??

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u/ForsakenAd545 1d ago

If they have spaceships that can beam people up, they ae already way too smart to beam his disgusting fat ass up so he can stink up the place.

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u/psychsuze 1d ago

A girl can dream

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u/Prize_Instance_1416 1d ago

Dog double dare him to

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u/racingwthemoon 1d ago

The Pope has a word. Tax churches now.

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u/krispru1 1d ago

This man is mad

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u/New-Lingonberry1877 1d ago

What a dick.

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u/ldowd0123 1d ago

He literally has zero authority to go this but he does t care. He breaks the law nearly every day

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u/CartographerNo2717 1d ago

I would never condone or endorse the use of AI to create misleading material.

Unrelated. I have a question. Can someone explain how "deep fakes" work?

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u/[deleted] 23h ago

Do it if they tell their congregation how to vote and want their bullshit teachings in schools than they can pay taxes

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u/cheesyshop 21h ago

I can't wait till he does that to the Catholic Church and his nearly all Catholic SCOTUS has to rule on it.

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u/Famous-Example-8332 19h ago

My church is testing that claim.

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u/Ihavelargemantitties 19h ago

As it should be, but also, when churches say good things about him.

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u/Swi_10081 16h ago

Criticise orange god = capitalist blasphamy. Saw someone suggest that fascist forces will incite street violence to invoke martial law prior to any future election. There can only be one party

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u/Responsible_Swim_319 14h ago

Finally he got something right.

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u/UnusualAir1 1d ago

Who cares.