- Isaac Schorr @ Mediaite: Here Are the 5 Craziest Moments from Trump’s Off-the-Wall Presser — From ‘Gulf of America’ to Hezbollah Capitol Rioters
President-elect Donald Trump held a press conference on Tuesday with the ostensible aim of touting foreign investment in the United States in anticipation of his administration. It ended up being so much more than that.
- Bob Smietana @ Religion News Service: Trump Bible gets new 'Inauguration Day Edition' just in time for Jan. 6
A new ad urges supporters to buy a Bible commemorating Trump's return to the White House. The new edition of the God Bless the USA Bible features Trump's name on the cover and will be on sale until Jan. 19.
- Amanda Marcotte @ Salon: Why Mike Johnson's fake "Jefferson prayer" matters
Replacing facts with phony history is a linchpin of the Christian nationalist movement.
- Jared Holt @ MSNBC: How Brandon Gill went from clickbait to Congress
The 30-year-old Texas congressman helped promote the big lie documentary “2,000 Mules” and founded a far-right website.
- Angry White Men: Christian Nationalists Attempt To Rewrite Jan. 6
On Monday, Christian nationalist pastor Joel Webbon celebrated the four-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection by lauding the violent mob as “patriots.” Webbon’s guest, far-right blogger Charles Haywood, agreed, and called on President-elect Trump to issue medals to the insurrectionists while imprisoning those who prosecuted them.
- Julie Roys @ The Roys Report: Jesse Duplantis, Lance Wallnau, Jack Graham & Kunnemans Leave Daystar TV in Wake of Scandal
More programmers have confirmed they’ve left Daystar TV network, following allegations of sex abuse cover-up and financial misconduct, including televangelists Jesse Duplantis, Lance Wallnau, and Hank and Brenda Kunneman.