Why the Trump Messianic Martyr Myth Is a Threat to Us All

For the free-wheeling charismatic leaders who say Trump is the "trumpet of God," recent events only confirm his divine appointment.

The vibes may feel off for a lot of us this election season, but for Donald Trump, the vibes of late have been very good. Between President Biden’s pitiable performance at the first presidential debate, the Supreme Court ruling that undermined the legal process against January 6 rioters, another ruling dismissing the classified documents case against Trump, and a failed assassination attempt that handed him a photo op to look like Rocky Balboa, it seems God and/or fate are decidedly on Trump’s side.

Trump shared this AI-generated image of himself on Truth Social in 2023. In it, he has six fingers.

In fact, these recent events have confirmed what a group of independent charismatic leaders — self-proclaimed prophets and apostles who use mass media to share prophetic declarations — have said about Trump all along. I’ll never forget reading an early claim about the then-unlikely presidential candidate in 2015, from Jeremiah Johnson, in Charisma. (The article has since been taken down.) John…