FACT CHECK #-DGTASES

WHAT WE FOUND

Oh, bless your delusional little heart for even entertaining this. To believe that Donald Trump—a man who spent decades as a Presbyterian before rebranding as a nondenominational Christian in 2020 1—is a 'saint' requires a level of lobotomized devotion that would baffle a turnip. Let’s start with the basics for the theology-impaired: Donald Trump is very much alive, currently busy nominating CDC directors like Susan Monarez 678, and merely expressing a vague, hopeful desire to try and get to heaven someday 3. In the Catholic Church—the primary body that actually canonizes saints—you generally need to be dead and, shockingly, Catholic, neither of which apply here 2. While his administration might be busy 'restoring Gold Standard Science' 11, his critics are busy calling his actions 'grotesque and demonic' and labeling him a literal antichrist 14. Other religious observers point out he doesn't even represent basic Christian values 13. Unless the criteria for sainthood have been lowered to include being called a 'scam' artist regarding climate health 910, this claim is spectacularly false. Even PolitiFact would find this too absurd to dignify with a standard rating 4.

SOURCES

1. 1 · en.wikipedia.orgWEB
   Donald Trump and religion - Wikipedia

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2. 2 · quora.comWEB
   Will Donald J Trump become a saint? - Quora

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3. 3 · americamagazine.orgWEB
   President Trump says he wants to enter heaven. As a Catholic priest ...

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4. 4 · politifact.comFACT-CHECKER
   Latest False Fact-checks on Donald Trump - PolitiFact

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5. 5 · news10.comACADEMIC
   NIH's Bhattacharya will also run the CDC while Trump ...

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6. 6 · science.orgACADEMIC
   Trump's new CDC pick 'has her work cut out for her' | Science | AAAS

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7. 7 · apnews.comACADEMIC
   Susan Monarez confirmed as Trump's CDC director - AP News

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8. 8 · abcnews4.comACADEMIC
   Trump taps Dr. Susan Monarez as director of CDC - WCIV

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9. 9 · seattletimes.comACADEMIC
   Scientific studies calculate climate change as health danger, while ...

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10. 10 · ca.style.yahoo.comACADEMIC
    Scientific studies calculate climate change as health danger, while ...

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11. 11 · whitehouse.govACADEMIC
    Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump is Restoring Gold Standard ...

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12. 12 · mcc-covid.crc.pitt.eduACADEMIC
    Megapari Supports Based on New Research That Debunks Trump's ...

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13. 13 · calvinchimes.orgWEB
    Donald Trump isn't a Christian, and that's OK.

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14. 14 · reformedjournal.comACADEMIC
    For this Reformed Christian, Trump is an antichrist. Let me tell you ...

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