Trump, the Almighty, and a Very Friendly Press

Thank God I'm Atheist

TGIA Media

Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture

4.7 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 30 January 2026

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Donald Trump says God is proud of him. During a bizarre, softball-filled press appearance marking his first year back in office, Trump claimed divine approval for his presidency—offered without evidence or irony. We unpack the religious delusion, the collapse of press accountability, and what it means when a sitting president openly frames himself as God's chosen leader.

Beyond Trump, we take on a parade of church–state absurdities: Florida prisons ban the Bhagavad Gita for being "written in code," Oklahoma sheriffs tout Christian jailhouse conversions until lawyers step in, and a Texas county installs a Ten Commandments monument to dare the courts to stop them. We also cover Catholic leaders warning that U.S. foreign policy has lost its moral compass, new Pew data showing Catholicism rapidly declining in Latin America, and a sharp debate over protesters disrupting a Minnesota church linked to an ICE official—forcing the question of where religious freedom ends and accountability begins.

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0:00.0	Hey everybody, buddy.
0:18.7	Hi, friends.
0:19.7	Well, from beautiful Salt Lake City, Utah.
0:23.1	It's thank God I'm atheist.
0:24.4	Where are we a couple of wacky atheists just try to be happy in a world that's gone a little crazy.
0:33.9	Oh, no, I'm Frank Feldman.
0:36.0	And I'm Dan Beecher.
0:37.5	And coming up on the show today, Dan, we're going to be talking about a Minnesota church
0:44.1	service protest.
0:47.1	Yeah, you probably heard about it.
0:48.8	Yeah, that's leading to some places that aren't great.
0:54.1	Well, it's just so funny.
0:56.0	You and I have not talked about our angle on this thing at all.
1:00.2	So we might have two totally different angles on it.
1:02.9	I hope we have the same story, actually.
1:04.9	It better be.
1:07.2	We'll see.
1:08.3	We'll see.
1:09.1	At the end of the show, you guys, we'll see if our lack of preparation has stung us once again.
1:17.0	We both read the story. We're prepared. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Anyway, but first, before that, we've got other stuff.
1:23.7	Yeah, there's stories to tell. News of the week, Dan. Yeah, yeah. Some things have happened, including the fact that Donald Trump has gotten word from on high.
1:36.5	That God is very proud of his first year back in the White House.
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