Former President Donald Trump spoke Saturday at the Faith & Freedom Coalition conference in Washington, DC
At one point his remarks swung around to the Republican governor of Louisiana, who this week signed a up-to-date law requiring all public schools to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms.
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Trump: Who likes the Ten Commandments posted in schools? Has anyone read the Thou Shalt Not Steal law? I mean, has anyone read this incredible stuff? pic.twitter.com/o7HFNymLfX
– Acyn (@Acyn) 22 June 2024
Amid thunderous applause, Trump brought the topic to the audience as follows:
By the way, who likes it when the Ten Commandments are displayed in school?
As the applause died down, he said, “They think this is such a terrible thing. I said, ‘Has anyone read this… Thou shalt not steal, thou shalt…?’ I mean, has anyone read this incredible stuff? It’s just unbelievable, they don’t want it to come out in theaters. It’s a crazy world.”
On Friday, he also mentioned the up-to-date law on his Truth Social account:
When CNN learned that the presumptive Republican presidential nominee supported the idea, they apparently couldn’t wait to ask a trick question about it to the next guest from Trump’s circle. That guest was former Republican presidential candidate and former Trump Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Ben Carson, who spoke with moderator Abby Phillip on Saturday:
Donald Trump says he wants to put the 10 Commandments in schools. But I asked @RealBenCarson Who is being considered as Trump’s vice president: Why aren’t they seen at Trump properties? pic.twitter.com/PKCjEqdkdt
— Abby D. Phillip (@abbydphillip) 22 June 2024
Listen closely as Carson, who is reportedly being considered for vice president on the 2024 Republican ballot, leaves the so-called journalist speechless when she fails to entice him into a soundbite that could be used as a cudgel against Trump. Were this not a formerly respected news channel, it would be weird to see someone behave like Phillip here. Instead, it’s embarrassing.
Ben Carson lets the presenter stutter for a minute, then he tells the truth:
This is not about President Trump, this is about what is happening to the moral fabric of our nation. This is happening because people no longer respect other people. And these codes of conduct are designed to assist people understand that we have a duty to treat our fellow human beings in a certain way.
Phillip wanted to interrupt, but Carson was not finished and added, “If you teach that at a young age, it makes a big difference.”
She agreed that we should “teach people values,” but then lost her composure when she complained that these values came “from a certain religion.”
Carson ignored the attack on Christianity and brought the issue back to the ballot box, saying, “If the people of Louisiana don’t believe in it, they can do something about it, can’t they?”
The hostess could only grin. She was defeated.
The FCC should require CNN to change its motto from “facts first” to “facts optional,” as that appears to be the standard approach of its commentators.
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