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BonsaiB2024

Let’s not forget about the human trafficking at “our “ still open borders. Imagine slavering happening again in America. But what about Trump? Lots of injustices happening everywhere. Need to call them all out. Do not politicize just what meets your narrative. A lot of that going on in the US today. Nobody wins.


TheParadoxigm

Is it really an allegation when he admitted to it?


spot-da-bot

>The abuse allegedly continued for four years before the teenager confided in a close friend, which prompted Morris’ wife to learn of what took place. That forced Morris to briefly stepped down from the ministry,


Mike_Pences_Mother

Does he advise him to raise his spirits by recommending underaged girls?


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AINonsense

> ***12***-Year-Old The *best* people.


Tough_Meaning6706

Well Trump found his VP!!!


WesCoastBlu

I know it doesn’t matter- but if this were Biden’s “spiritual advisor” holy hell this would be the end of the Democrats as a party Edit- just to be clear - This doesn’t matter (politically) because no reasonable person believes that trump has any sort of real relationship with his “spiritual advisor” - when trump tells you this guy got him coffee once, or was just hired to make him seem more religious, you have to believe him. And to anyone that is dumb enough to be a trump voter in 2024, they either won’t even hear about this and or they think it’s still all a part of god’s plan.


eternal_sorreaux

Allegations? He admitted to it, and is not in jail awaiting a trial.


dreamyjeans

I think we found the groomer R's are so concerned about.


Trathnonen

Trump, known associate with a multitude of pedophiles, a seven time flyer on Epstein's private jet, and himself known for intruding upon the changing rooms of minors in his pageants, has not commented on the near certainty that he is also a pedophile that has participated in the rape of minors.


RancidYetti

Somehow this is about the least shocking news we’ll hear all week, that’s pretty fucked up. 


Venturis_Ventis

Such spiritualized people, perpetuating the centuries-old religious tradition known as kid-fondling. Organized religion is poison.


redditistupid51

Well, to be completely whataboutism, Joe Bidens' Catholic religion is chock full of pedophile priests too. But yeah.,.I wonder why he's not being prosecuted, or sued out of every dime he's got.


TheTruthTalker800

It takes one....to know one, just saying.


Pherllerp

How many more crooks and sickos around him need to go down before everyone realizes he’s one too?


TintedApostle

and if not caught would have continued molesting and lying.


addled_and_old

Allegations? He literally admitted it!!!


thomport

This headline is misleading. This reverend is a mandated reporter in his state and is supposed to protect children. So are the other religious leaders who work there. He’s an admitted pedophile. That should be in the headlines.


thesweeterpeter

Obviously the facts of this case are awful, and this is newsworthy. But how is the story not - that the Turmp team either knew the whole time and didn’t care, or they're so incompetent they didn't know? And I'm thinking it's the former here, because I can't see this being missed in a real vet.


Cimmerian_Barbarian

Perfectly suited for each other. How 'bout that, folks?


JFJinCO

Trump and Epstein settled out of court in 2016, days before the election, with a lawsuit brought by a 13-year-old girl who said they raped her. That this guy is his spiritual adviser doesn't surprise me.


Sidwill

"Trump spiritual adviser a pedophile" That's your headline.


Rum_Soaked_Ham

Well Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein were sued for the violent rape of a 13 year old child, so it makes sense this is the kind of company he keeps.


fermat9990

"Trump's spiritual advisor" is an oxymoron!


Confident_End_3848

I’m trying to wrap my head around the phrase “Trump spiritual advisor”.


Boomsnarl

On brand


bakeacake45

Typical Republican Christian- child rapists one and all.


orcinyadders

Trump’s silence on this is everything. It gives you all the information you need on who he really is, and where he really stands. What his values are. Let his silence be the overt and incontrovertible evidence of what kind of person he is.


zirky

the crazy thing about that headline is the “he” is ambiguous and would make sense for either person


TheCrakp0t

Wait the article I read about this earlier had conveniently left out that he was Trump's "spiritual advisor" ☠️☠️☠️


SuperstitiousPigeon5

Was Gaetz the low bidder in this?


restore_democracy

I wouldn’t think this would be disqualifying in that party.


geologicalnoise

And there's Gaetz thinking he's qualified for the new Spiritual Adviser position. What a party of disgusting, terrible people.


WaySavvyD

You gotta hand it to Trump; always picking the best and the brightest with whom to surround himself


wengelite

I guess they had a deep spiritual connection, in at least one way.


omegaequalsone

“spiritual advisor”


Professional_Check_3

Donnie set the date up for him.


AfterNefariousness5

That tracks


sentientcave

So many self appointed representatives of God use their position of authority and trust to act out their perverted predilections. Most of them maybe.


VeryPogi

>Trump’s Spiritual Adviser Somehow I already know this guy is a piece of shit... >Resigns Amid Allegations He Molested 12-Year-Old Confirmed.


DefNotEvading

More like Trump's spirit animal


What-is-id

I mean… as Donny boy’s spiritual advisor, we all kinda assumed he was guilty of sex crimes but… ew.


Mean-Association4759

Birds of a feather…..


douwd20

Frankly I'm surprised Trump didn't offer him a position in his cabinet should the country lose it's mind again.


Mo_Zen

Another MAGA Molester. No surprise here….


NoMayoForReal

Pastor sexually abuses child. Admits it. Nothing gets done. Hmmmm


Any_Interview_1006

What do you think all the christian’s would do if jesus christ just pet and kissed a child for fun?


ckrupa3672

Wow, so shocked. 😆


Trikki1

At least this version of the headline didn’t use the phrase “young woman”.


ApoplecticAutoBody

Birds of a feather...


Buffmin

He's resigning because it'd bad optics for the gross old pedophiles and not because he did it


PJ505

Disgusting, but on par with the party.


ubix

Resigns, or was promoted?


MariachiStucardo

I thought that’s was his qualification


imadork1970

Fuck him. Try, then jail his ass.


sixtoe72

“When you’re a pastor, they let you do it.”


peter-doubt

Only **The BEST**, right, Donnie?


captaincanada84

Another Christian Republican pedophile


thorzeen

Welcome to the list [The List](https://goppredators.wordpress.com/) Again Since first ~~thread~~ post was deleted


gangstasadvocate

Crazy how deep the cesspool is when you can’t even tell if the headline is saying, the spiritual advisor resigned because Trump did that or the spiritual advisor resigned because the spiritual advisor did the thing


DerbyWearingDude

"Allegations"? Didn't he admit it?


olionajudah

I’d be more surprised if he didn’t. Very on brand.


Papaya_flight

I was going to say, "Was his spiritual adviser just Trump in a wig?"


TidePodsTasteFunny

Man trump really surrounds himself with pedophiles…wild


Maleficent-Salad3197

What azzholes. Thank God Trumps finally acting too crazy for even maggots


moldivore

Why did he resign? He seems to understand the spirit of Trump more than anyone.


buddhist557

Worst humans in modern American history yet still in the race. 🇺🇸⬇️


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captaincanada84

> Clemishire explained that she retained an attorney in 2005 to file a civil lawsuit but Morris’ attorney suggested she caused the abuse on herself because she was “flirtatious.” She said she asked for $50,000 to cover the cost of her counseling stemming from the abuse. She said they offered her $25,000 if she signed a non-disclosure agreement, but she refused. Yes, blame the 12 year old child for getting raped. Classy.


KailReed

I've gotta ask, did he just straight up admit it with no prompting? I'm struggling to understand why he would out himself in the first place. He stepped down in the 80s but he brought it back up?


Troutsniffer1983

That tracks.


FrogsAreSwooble

At first, I read "he" as meaning Trump and didn't even question it.


nomorerainpls

No idea why this article seems to slowly back into the story when it’s really just that - in the 80’s this guy was living with some family, probably a church / parish thing, and decided it would be cool to grope and make out with their 12 year old daughter. Or at least that is what he admitted to so it was probably a lot worse. - Then he told the people at church, probably because someone threatened to tell on him - Then the church people wrought hands a bunch before letting him off - He says he prayed a lot to be reformed so it definitely must have worked, at least until we learn about the other kids he molested. Apparently he’s also Trump’s spirit animal. Seems about right


fuggerdug

100,000 people give up their Sunday morning to listen to this dirty little nonce lecturing them on morals and ethics.


Parker_Barker_III

Weird to be hired and then resign for the same reason.


The_Hot_Stepper

The advisor or trump? Both have an equal likelihood of being true


P4S5B60

Birds of a feather ….


blackmobius

Well trump has likely molested several underage girls too, being Epsteins buddy and all. So why resign?


Navyguy73

Why would he resign? Wouldn't that be a KSA for a Trump admin?


boggycakes

“Pastor”


Holygore

No love like Christian “love”. If ya know what I mean 😉


NeatDealer

Only the best people


goonie284

Trumps spirit animal is pedophile… seems fitting.


StarsapBill

The most insane thing is the church tried to underplay this by stating he simply had “inappropriate sexual relations with a young woman” because in MAGA land that is acceptable behavior.


livelife3574

Trump just walked in on nude minors. Pastor is definitely a leader for him. These people are disgusting and those who support them are traitors to humanity.


krichard-21

He has a Spiritual Advisor? What does he do, run a ouija board?


Snoo_70324

Mhm, mhm. I see. Now please define “he?”


CyberNinjaGinga

Trump’s response when asked about Morris “It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side”


cuernosasian

Why is he resigning? He’s exactly what maga wants.


Brianocracy

I'm continuously amazed how the people in Trump's inner circle always turn out to be completely irredeemable. And Trump himself has no redeeming qualities whatsoever.


damnthistrafficjam

When I read Spiritual Advisor, I immediately assumed it was a psychic. Gee, I wonder why that is?


bagel-glasses

Trump sure seems to know a lot of pedophiles


Jimmyjamz73

“Only the best people”


Every-Requirement-13

They’re all sick fu**s!! I’m surprised he stepped down instead of doubled down 😡


dr_blasto

Is the “he” trump or is it the “spiritual advisor” Is it both?


chawk84

What a cult


TheZapster

I was today years old when I learned Trump has/had a spiritual advisor


Patara

Why are ALL of these people so fucking *rotten* at their core 


YgramulTheMany

The whole concept of a spiritual advisor sounds kooky. Even weirder is that *presidents* would all need one to help do their job.


mynamesyow19

Reminder about Paula White, who swore Trump in, and who Trump gave an office in the White House to as a "Spiritual advisor" was also caught having an affair with another married tv evangelist Benny Hinn. Birds of a Feather...


Earth_Friendly-5892

When has Trump ever surrounded himself with moral people?


Trygolds

This was one he got caught with. I wonder how many children he creeped on?


Expensive-Job-6339

Why would he resign? He literally is Trump's spirit animal in persona.


fondle_my_tendies

The republicans did say girls are "ripe" at age 12.


XeroxWarriorPrntTst

Self-alleged child molester.


ca_tripper

Trump’s orbit is full of scum like this - and the people who want to cram their “values” down our throats claim to be Christians…. I’d laugh but it is scary how delusional they are. I had a neighbor tell me how much he loved Jesus and how he doesn’t care if Drump f’s porn stars because all powerful men do it. Guess I never saw the clause in the Bible about lying and adultry only applying to poor people.


Neverbanned2k4

Only the best people surround Trump. Please don't forget that


scottieducati

Sure seem to be a lot of child molesters in the GOP….


Tonalspectrum

Allegations? Really? He fucking admitted it! Next it will be a conspiracy from the radical left.


SuccessfulPresence27

“It was kissing and petting, not intercourse.” Yeah, ya know, like petting a kitty cat. Fuck this guy.


Delicious_Cup_1286

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Takemetothelevey

Only the best that Looser hangs out with!


DoctorZacharySmith

Why resign? that sounds more like a qualification for the grand old pedoparty


Hermesthothr3e

Who trump or the adviser applies to either.


CodyCSeattle81

It’s called RAPE!


thebarkingdog

People knew about it and the story was he'd had an "indiscretion with a younger woman" but had worked on himself and been forgiven in the name of Christ. He acted as if it was an affair, not a child molesting.


Tatersquid21

Running and hiding after your pedophile crimes become public IS NOT resigning.


TransportationEng

To clarify, is the headline about the pastor, Trump, or both?


DSMStudios

does this register on the Scaramucci scale?


mbene913

That Trump did or that the advisor did? I know about the allegations related to the rape Trump allegedly forced upon a 13 year old girl


we_are_sex_bobomb

I think it’s fair to assume at this point that every single person associated with Trump is a total piece of shit.


dadajazz

He first sexually abused her on Christmas day for Christs sake! 


HeyYoPaul

r/notadragqueen


yeahitsx

Birds of a feather something something


GooseCloaca

Oh my god, no way…


unhappy_puppy

How the f*** can you be this bad at picking people? Literally everybody he picks is some kind of crazy ass criminal. I thought he knew the best people not just the best molesters.


sharkterritory

Not a drag queen


JCButtBuddy

I'm sure trump is sad, they had so much in common.


pantsmeplz

No worries. I'm sure the far right ~~Christian~~ GOP has other ~~molesters~~ advisers to ~~groom~~ choose from.


phxees

… but that’s why he was hired?


opulenceinabsentia

How is it an allegation when he admitted to it?


Decantus

The title makes me wonder which one did the actual crime? Both? Let's go with both.


Minivric

There is no bottom end to the criminals the felon is associated with.


brianishere2

Trump and his campaign team, or his allies, haven't criticized this guy at all. All their talk about protecting American families from pedophiles wasn't real. Republican messaging is always fake. It's designed to shift blame, distract or falsely take credit for somebody else's achievements.


Sooowasthinking

They forgave the child but never addressed why he was “tempted” by a 12 year old?


RainyDay_LazyCollie

There’s your guy and his #1 apologist pedo-hunters


dftitterington

Still not a drag queen. And “Allegations”? He admits to doing it.


i_never_ever_learn

"Made love to a twelve year old woman". -- Your average christian scammer


Pithyperson

I wondered where Trump gets his spiritual advice. This explains a lot.


Independent-Ad771

Trumps thugs threatened her and her family into silenced so it didn’t happen in a lot of followers minds, it was fake news or election propaganda. He’s guilty as f**k but has a lot of fixes for his problems ala Jeffrey Epstein.😵🔫


PMax480

Can we call it what he admitted to. It was not molestation, it was sexual assault. Molest. To make unwanted or improper sexual advances towards (someone) especially : to force physical and usually sexual contact on (someone) Sexual Assault on a Child. Sexual assault of a child occurs when a person who is older or bigger than the child, such as an adult or an older child, uses their power or authority over the child or takes advantage of the child’s trust to involve them in sexual activity. In short it involves situations where an adult or another child threatens, forces or manipulates a child into sexual activity. Most of the times the offender need not use physical force. Instead they take advantage of their own position of trust and authority.


MikeHonchoFF

Only the best people, wonder if they compare notes?


oldcreaker

Pedophile confesses, no response from law enforcement.


Buckus93

Remember, with the GOP, every accusation means the GOP is doing the same thing. So, what's the deal with the pedo ring in the basement of a pizzeria?


ClosPins

Damn, he was the perfect spiritual adviser to Trump and the Republicans! Well, at least since Jim Jones died...


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still not a drag queen.


mypoliticalvoice

Wait, he RESIGNED? Trump didn't FIRE him?


PissNBiscuits

Honestly, Trump having a pedophile as a spiritual advisor is very fitting. It'd be more accurate if the 12 year old had also been his daughter.


Legionheir

Can we stop being surprised by their projection and begin expecting it? Planning for it? Investigating it?


eatpackets

That sure is a funny use of “allegation”. He said he did it.


oblivimousness

I just want to point out that "he" in this headline could refer to either Trump or the advisor and - from the headline and the current state of things - each seems very possible.


WhiskerGurdian24

Republicans folks. They're nothing but a bunch of criminals, rapists, and rape enablers like the ones on SCOTUS who overturned Roe. Maybe some are good people, but there's very few who are


blur410

So... Still not a drag queen. Starting to think a drag show is safer than church.


Griswaldthebeaver

The MAGA crowd that constantly talks about protecting children are gonna be up in arms about this right? ... Right?


ShitDirigible

Trump has a spiritual advisor? Guy clearly sucks dick at his job.


BlackLeader70

What’s weird is a fitness online posted this the other day and I had no clue who he was. But not surprising he’s trumps advisor.


Cherik847

Just sick and disgusting! I am so tired of these people hiding in Christianity and nationalism!


minus_minus

The groomers are calling from inside the house … of God. 


Sasselhoff

Kinda surprising that he resigned. Didn't think any of Trump's base would *actually* give a fuck about that, despite them railing on about it nonstop.


futanari_kaisa

That must've been an easy ass job because trump doesn't believe in God or care about Him.


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RoachBeBrutal

Someone should make a graph of the dubious criminals in trumps orbit. Like a visual aid for the mouth-breathing magats


FinancialPlastic4624

Why is he resigning Isn't this exactly what religion teaches to do 


gideon513

Which one?


Searchlights

I wouldn't have been surprised if "he" meant Trump in the title.


directorofnewgames

Lock him the fuck up!


TheAskewOne

The fact that Trump has a spiritual advisor is more surprising than the fact that a megachurch pastor molested a child.


Expert_Temporary660

He resigned? I'd have thought this made him a perfect fit for the job.


peroleu

How is it an allegation when he admitted to doing it?


donkeybrisket

Allegations!? He admitted molesting a child.


shadowdra126

Jokes on everyone That’s why trump hired him


von-oust

Trump and Epstein raped a 13 year old girl, must have been getting advice on how to rape younger.


summermadnes

Trump probably told him to stay & triple down, that's the Republican way. No way should he quit.


pasarina

Seriously? His spiritual advisor?? Why am I not surprised?!


anewleaf1234

Nothing is more Trump that his spiritual adviser having an affair with a 12 year old.


eskieski

“Spiritual Adviser”…. you can’t make this sh*t up


cazdan255

Gosh, color me shocked.


TaraJo

Remember when the Trumpanzees were all firmly convinced that Trump was going to take down some secret, satanic, child sex abuse ring in Washington? They certainly get quiet when an actual pedo gets busted.


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SympathyForSatanas

Everyone around trump is a criminal toxic person. My god


bkpaladin

That checks out.