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A Spiritual War Between Good and Evil: The Trump Administration’s Strategy of Religious Rhetoric
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A Spiritual War Between Good and Evil: The Trump Administration’s Strategy of Religious Rhetoric

From Večernji List · () Croatian

Translated from Croatian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • The article examines the Trump administration’s increasingly religious and apocalyptic political rhetoric.
  • Vice President J.D. Vance has said the Antichrist could already be on Earth, described his work as a religious duty and defended controversial religious imagery involving Donald Trump.
  • The rhetoric also casts artificial intelligence in satanic terms and presents Trump as a leader chosen by God.

The Trump administration and its allies are increasingly describing politics through the language of faith, apocalypse and spiritual conflict. Vice President J.D. Vance has suggested that the Antichrist may already be on Earth, saying current events make it possible that “the Antichrist walks among us.”

The Antichrist walks among us.

— J.D. VanceVance said world events made him believe the Antichrist could already be on Earth.

Vance portrays Donald Trump as a leader chosen by God and says “God’s hand” saved the president from certain death in an assassination attempt. He also describes his own political activity as a religious duty, saying he is trying to do as much of “God’s work” as possible.

“If that leads to the end of the world, so be it,” Vance said. In the same interview, he portrayed the artificial intelligence industry as carrying satanic energy, extending the religious framing to one of the newest technologies.

God’s hand

— J.D. VanceVance used the phrase to describe what he said saved Donald Trump from certain death in an assassination attempt.

Vance has also defended a recent Trump post depicting the president as Jesus healing the sick. The image appeared during a conflict with Pope Leo XIV and caused offense and outrage among Christian believers. Another post showed Trump in full papal dress, shortly after the funeral of Pope Francis.

God’s work

— J.D. VanceVance described his political activity as a religious duty.

The article also recalls conservative commentator Tucker Carlson’s earlier claims that demons had physically attacked him, placing the administration’s language within a broader conservative conversation about supernatural forces and political events.

If that leads to the end of the world, so be it.

— J.D. VanceVance made the remark while discussing his religious approach to political action.
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Originally published by Večernji List in Croatian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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