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BumRushDaShow

(170,458 posts)
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 07:09 AM 7 hrs ago

'They're not getting what they voted for': Jesus meme lays bare GOP frustrations with Trump

Source: Politico

04/14/2026 07:30 PM EDT


President Donald Trump’s weekend tirade against the pope — capped off by an AI-generated depiction of the president as Jesus — was, for some of his supporters, just too much.

Their unusually severe backlash comes as many once-devout Trump supporters are having a crisis of faith. Upset over what they feel is a too timid deportation agenda, a sputtering economy and another war in the Middle East, many couldn’t stomach the affront the way they might have in the past.

The backlash cut across evangelical Protestants, traditional Catholics and the populist conservatives who form the backbone of Trump’s base — a sign of how little grace key supporters are willing to extend at a moment when frustrations are already running high. To some, the Jesus meme — which Trump later said was never meant to liken him to Jesus but was instead supposed to depict the president as a Red Cross worker — exhausted whatever goodwill remained.

“They’re not getting what they voted for to begin with. On top of that, whether he’s mocking their religion intentionally or not, he still is,” said Erick Erickson, a conservative radio host and an influential voice with evangelical voters central to the MAGA base. “I think we are looking not really at a MAGA crack-up per se, but a lot of the base becoming exasperated enough to start looking beyond Trump.”

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/14/trump-jesus-meme-pope-backlash-00872163

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'They're not getting what they voted for': Jesus meme lays bare GOP frustrations with Trump (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 7 hrs ago OP
This is not a football game orangecrush 6 hrs ago #1
"As long as we agree ... FakeNoose 5 hrs ago #12
;-{) Jesus Goonch 6 hrs ago #2
"Upset over what they feel is a too timid deportation agenda..." sop 6 hrs ago #3
This. They are fascists who never want to pay taxes. Thus wars are bad. travelingthrulife 4 hrs ago #14
It is what they voted for. They just didn't understand it well enough or think it through. IronLionZion 6 hrs ago #4
OK lonely bird 5 hrs ago #8
They're having a crisis of faith??? kerouac2 6 hrs ago #5
Trust me it'll only last for a second or two for them at most. cstanleytech 5 hrs ago #9
I must read more of Steven Hassan's work EverHopeful 6 hrs ago #6
Making those insane people into sane people? 3Hotdogs 5 hrs ago #7
After winning a six billion dollar Powerball lottery jackpot on top of it. cstanleytech 5 hrs ago #10
THIS is what it took? truthisfreedom 5 hrs ago #11
"Too timid deportation agenda" travelingthrulife 4 hrs ago #13
I know! Wtf?? OnionPatch 1 hr ago #18
These idiots want a roaring economy but millions less potential consumers... Justice matters. 1 hr ago #19
They're getting EXACTLY what they voted for. the_liberal_grandpa 3 hrs ago #15
They got EXACTLY what they voted for Miguelito Loveless 3 hrs ago #16
Wrong. They're getting exactly what they voted for. ananda 3 hrs ago #17

orangecrush

(30,609 posts)
1. This is not a football game
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 07:21 AM
6 hrs ago

Where we root for "sides".

I welcome any former Trump supporter who comes to their senses.

We can disagree on many things, as long as we agree we want to live in a democracy.

FakeNoose

(41,882 posts)
12. "As long as we agree ...
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 09:20 AM
5 hrs ago

... that we'll continue upholding the Constitution as we promised to do under oath."

sop

(18,831 posts)
3. "Upset over what they feel is a too timid deportation agenda..."
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 07:44 AM
6 hrs ago

They want someone more cruelly efficient, who will finally round up all the people they hate and ship them off to concentration camps...an authoritarian leader who will make the trains run on time.

"They’re not getting what they voted for to begin with." These people haven't changed; they don't want a better Trump, they want someone much worse.

IronLionZion

(51,371 posts)
4. It is what they voted for. They just didn't understand it well enough or think it through.
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 07:47 AM
6 hrs ago

Liberals understood this and voted against it.

lonely bird

(2,969 posts)
8. OK
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 08:24 AM
5 hrs ago

If MAGAs leave the cult then fine. Welcome aboard.

That is irrelevant to the question of what they voted for.

kerouac2

(1,506 posts)
5. They're having a crisis of faith???
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 07:54 AM
6 hrs ago

They literally support a racist, murdering, child-raping convicted felon but this stupid ai image has them questioning their support of him? Fug 'em, they should go to h-e 🏒 🏒

EverHopeful

(696 posts)
6. I must read more of Steven Hassan's work
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 08:17 AM
6 hrs ago

He helps understanding how to engage with people who've been involved with cults and his work gives me hope that we can welcome these people back to reality.

truthisfreedom

(23,535 posts)
11. THIS is what it took?
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 09:17 AM
5 hrs ago

An AI image of Christ? His endless litany of crimes was simply overlooked?

Justice matters.

(9,875 posts)
19. These idiots want a roaring economy but millions less potential consumers...
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 01:03 PM
1 hr ago

Methinks they don't know how to measure the consequences of their Fascist desires...

File their contradictions they get from watching Faux Noise.

Miguelito Loveless

(5,799 posts)
16. They got EXACTLY what they voted for
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 11:11 AM
3 hrs ago

Lies and all. He validated their hatred, which is what they wanted. They knew he lied, and didn't care. Now they care, and they can go sod off.. If the election were held tomorrow, they still would vote for him.

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