Previously, I discussed Trump’s willingness to take things that don’t belong to him, his habit of ruthlessly attacking anyone who is misfortunate enough to stand in his way and his propensity for using lies to promote his agenda. Sadly, that is not where Trump’s moral failings end.
Sexual Sleaze
There have been persistent rumors that Trump cheated on his first wife, Ivana Trump, with the woman who would become his second wife, Marla Maples. Though The Donald has never confirmed these rumors, it’s impossible to argue Trump has deep respect for marriage vows considering he bragged about having sex with married women.
Even if philandering doesn’t bother you, you should still prepare for your sexual ick meters to hit their peak. Trump has twice mused over how he’d want to have sex with his daughter were she not his daughter. One instance occurred in 2006, “She does have a very nice figure. I’ve said if Ivanka weren’t my daughter, perhaps I’d be dating her,” and the other happened in 2015, “She’s really something, and what a beauty, that one. If I weren’t happily married and, ya know, her father . . . ” I’ve never had a daughter, but I’m guessing few non-incestuous dads have spent much time thinking about how much they’d like to bang their daughter.
Briber
Trump represents the pinnacle of crony capitalism freely admitting he gives politicians money in exchange for kickbacks. “I give to everybody. When they call, I give. And do you know what? When I need something from them two years later, three years later, I call them, they are there for me.” Amazingly, many people think Trump’s willingness to admit he engages in these illegal and unethical bribes makes him the perfect guy to fix the broken system. I can only assume that these people also believe admitted pedophiles make the best babysitters.
Egomaniac
Trump’s ego and braggadocio know no bounds. I can’t imagine the torture of being trapped in an elevator with the man for four hours much less being trapped with him as the President for four years. Trump has literally claimed he’s never done anything wrong. “I think apologizing’s a great thing, but you have to be wrong. I will absolutely apologize, sometime in the hopefully distant future, if I’m ever wrong.” It would be easy to dismiss this as a joke with most people, but during the countless hours I’ve spent researching these articles, I don’t think I’ve ever seen Trump admit to a single error. To believe oneself to be perfect is literally delusional.
Racist
Trump famously launched his campaign by accusing many Mexican illegal immigrants of being drug dealers, rapists and killers. Trump is correct in that there are many of those people coming across the border, but his follow up thought, “and some, I assume, are good people,” implies that drug dealing, raping, killer Mexicans are the rule rather than the exception. Many of Trump’s statements ride this line implying much but falling just short of clear cut bigotry.
However, there are some Trump remarks that have been less widely reported which should raise even more concern such as Trump's statement at the Republican Jewish Coalition. You’re not going to support me because I don’t want your money…Look, I’m a negotiator like you folks, we’re negotiators.” Another set of racist remarks can be found in a tell-all book written by a former employee of Trump, John R O’Donnell. According to O’Donnell, Trump said, “Laziness is a trait in blacks.” This could easily be dismissed as hearsay if The Donald had not later admitted, “The stuff O'Donnell wrote about me is probably true.” In the same book, Trump managed to stereotype two groups at once saying, “Black guys counting my money! I hate it. The only kind of people I want counting my money are little short guys that wear yarmulkes every day.” In an interview with the Rolling Stone, Trump again specifically said that this comment was, “Probably true.”
Faux Christianity
There is no religious test for office in the United States, but there should be a, “Let’s Not Elect Obvious Liars,” test, and when it comes to his religious testimony, Trump clearly fails the exam. It’s not hard to find reasons to be skeptical of Trump’s Christian pretense; we could point to his general unapologetic immorality, his ignorance that the second epistle to the Corinthians is called “Second Corinthians” rather than “Two Corinthians,” or his unwillingness to share a single scripture verse that was meaningful to him despite his claims that The Bible is his favorite book, yet we have no reason to speculate on how genuine Trump’s faith might be since Trump himself has admitted he’s never asked God for forgiveness. The need for humbling yourself and asking forgiveness of God for your sins is THE CENTRAL DOCTRINE of all of Christianity. You can no more be a Christian without asking God’s forgiveness than you can be a Muslim without acknowledging there is no god but Allah. 
Even if we ignore the fact that Trump is lying about being a Christian, the religious right should be disgusted by the actions of Trump. In addition to all the many sins I’ve already discussed for which Trump has never repented, Trump has a litany of actions that violate Biblical principles. Trump runs casinos, married multiple times, interviewed with Playboy, operates strip clubs and praises the virtue of greed. The fact that Trump garners any support among Christians is a slap in the face to God.
Conclusion: Not a Nice Man
I started off writing these articles disliking Trump’s policies but not the man, yet it’s impossible to examine Trump’s actions and fail to understand that Trump is a wicked person, and when wicked men run the world, the people suffer.
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