Overview
- Eric Trump said his father is "heaven-bound" and claimed their movement is "saving Christianity" and "saving God," describing the president as guided by divine protection.
- He made the remarks on Benny Johnson’s podcast while promoting his new memoir Under Siege and cited the 2024 assassination attempt in Butler as evidence of providence.
- He tied the administration to cultural reversals, asserting that DEI is "out the window," that Colin Kaepernick is no longer kneeling, and that brands "going woke" are "dead," and he claimed churchgoing is rising.
- Criticism poured in from journalists, faith commentators, and some conservatives, with responses calling the "saving God" claim offensive or blasphemous and noting that Christian doctrine does not depict God as needing rescue.
- The Steady State, a coalition of more than 330 former national security officials, denounced the rhetoric as prophetic and authoritarian, warning that it casts dissent as evil, as President Trump amplified his son’s book on X.