"In a recent address to the nation about his decision to strike Iran, Donald Trump declared, “I want to just thank everybody, and in particular, God. I want to just say we love you, God, and we love our great military. Protect them. God bless the Middle East. God bless Israel. And God bless America. Thank you very much. Thank you.”"
"In a blog post, Mary Trump emphasized that not only does her uncle not believe in God, but also that it's offensive to use religion to justify violence. “In the context of bombing a Middle Eastern country it smacks of the Crusades,” she added."
"She then shared some family lore to explain just how irreligious the president really is. Her grandfather, Fred Trump (Donald Trump's father), was a fan of the then-massively popular pastor, Norman Vincent Peale. Peale's teachings, she explained, were a precursor to the prosperity gospel, the belief in some Christian sects that the more devoted one is to God, the more material wealth one will gain."
"Peale preached that the only thing standing in the way of a person's success was a lack of self-confidence. Mary Trump shared two quotes from his book, The Power of Positive Thinking: “Obstacles are simply not permitted to destroy your happiness and well-being. You need to be defeated only if you are willing to be” and “It is appalling to realize the number of pathetic people who were hampered and made miserable by the malady popularly called the inferiority complex.”"
Donald Trump thanked God for a decision to strike Iran and asked for protection for the military, blessing for the Middle East and Israel, and blessing for America. Mary Trump criticized the use of religion to justify violence, saying it resembles the Crusades. She described family history to argue that Donald Trump is not a believer, citing his father Fred Trump’s admiration for pastor Norman Vincent Peale. She connected Peale’s teachings to prosperity gospel ideas that link devotion to material success and can be used to exploit donations. She also shared Peale’s claims that success depends on self-confidence and that obstacles should not destroy happiness, along with quotes about inferiority complexes.
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