'It's so absurd': Sykes on Biden and Trump's starkly different Easter messages

“In the split screen world, you have Donald Trump with the unhinged rants but his base is hearing this other message that it is Joe Biden who is the enemy of God and of faith and it is Trump who is the defender of the faith. It is so absurd...”

Former President Donald #Trump spent another religious holiday on social media issuing over 70 posts airing grievances and sharing far-right news coverage that cast him in a positive light. Meanwhile, President #Biden delivered a solemn #Easter message. Charlie Sykes discusses the stark differences in messaging on Morning Joe.



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[exqueue]

When you say "alternative narrative" you let them pretend they're not lying.

[maryadair]

Absurd!! WTH!! My friend who is a Trump voter ...I think still... only says things about Biden... regarding the Transgender day. But nothing about all the crap Trump has done in the past few days.

[okd]

You can thank Ronald Reagan for getting rid of the fairness doctrine. Everyone knew that we would end up right here!

[tremaineangus]

LISTEN what the devil does. He DECEIVES !

[Daves_Faves]

They have no idea how absurdly ridiculous they look when they treat the most un-Christian man in politics as the second coming of Christ.

I'd feel profoundly sorry for them if they weren't a very real threat to Americans.

[JimFortune]

It's not misleading. It's lying.

[rvtech]

One candidate went to church on Easter, the other spent the day rampaging on twitter, badmouthing everyone.

[Issayanah]

But let’s be clear he wants to portray an image of being a defender of Christianity. Not other religions.. and that’s an important point pick us a president do you have to be a president for all. And that is something Biden can do and pointing out.

[BrinnerDang]

I heard a right-winger complaining about how much contention there is in modern politics. I laughed out loud and thought that this must be what an abusive husband says when his battered spouse finally clobbers him with a frying pan...

[buddyflood]

How people don't see trump for what he is is beyond comprehension

[rachelhouse]

His base would believe if he told them he laid golden eggs😅

[brucewagner]

His base are too stupid to figure out trumps gaslighting them.

[alexw]

As an atheist who read maybe 2 Bible passages at 14 and never opened it again, I can confidently say I know more about the Bible than DJT. All he cares about is how to make more money and how to stay out of court as long as possible. He doesn’t care who he exploits or if anything he does is moral.

[EmmaLynch-bcqc]

What trump says he is, he is not and what he says he is not, that he is.

[TJ-soxo]

Kelly Anne Conway told us about this when tRump became president. Everyone remembers "Alternative facts" ....well hear ya go.

[SwampHodag]

"No relationship with reality" is the definition of MAGA.

[jackmarshal]

Maga madness at its best! sleeping in and altered universe much like the twilight zone😮

[lafamillecarrington]

UK politics may be in a sorry state, but it isn't as crazy as letting Donald Trump stand for president again.

[denize]

This is what happens when media decides to pretend that both sides are the same.😢

[joebarber]

The Con ! He’s about as religious as a doorknob !