Speaking at a Turning Point USA conference, Donald Trump Jr. railed against supposed "cancel culture" and urged young conservatives to abandon the peaceful rules of the Christian Bible, saying following them has "gotten us nothing."
Trump Jr. stressed only by "banding together" could conservatives hope to "take on these institutions."
Trump Jr.'s assessment once again cast the mostly White, male, heterosexual, cisgender conservatives in his audience as the ultimate victims of liberals who've been playing "hardball."
You can hear his remarks in the video below.
He said:
"They cannot cancel us all."
"This will be contrary to a lot of our beliefs because I'd love not to have to participate in cancel culture."
"I'd love that it didn't exist."
"But as long as it does, folks, we better be playing the same game."
"We've turned the other cheek and I understand sort of the biblical reference, I understand the mentality but it's gotten us nothing."
"OK? It's gotten us nothing while we've ceded ground in every major institution."
Trump Jr.'s statements were widely condemned on social media for displaying further evidence of the far-right's distancing from the tenets of Christianity, a sharp about-face for a party that continues to pride itself for supporting "family values."
Many also interpreted his statements as another example of a prominent conservative calling for insurrection, essentially a repeat of what took place on January 6.
Merrick Garland -- c'mon now. Don Jr. is openly calling for insurrection. What do you need, an engraved invitation?\n\nTrump Jr. says following Bible's peaceful part has 'gotten us nothing'https://a.msn.com/01/en-us/AARYhLx?ocid=st\u00a0\u2026— Maxine Waters says "Shut Your Mouth!\u201d (@Maxine Waters says "Shut Your Mouth!\u201d) 1640013897
Someone needs to tell Don Jr. the "peaceful part of the Bible" he's telling people to ignore is the also the part about Jesus.— Jamie Lawson (@Jamie Lawson) 1640011835
The only difference between Donald Trump, Jr. and all the other right-wing fake \u201cChristians\u201d in America is that Junior has taken that final step and *admitted out loud* that he doesn\u2019t follow that lib called Jesus.https://twitter.com/RawStory/status/1472712097041719304\u00a0\u2026— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@Mrs. Betty Bowers) 1640017682
Continuing to say the quiet part out loud. Christianity is great so long as it doesn't actually involve Jesus.https://twitter.com/RawStory/status/1472712097041719304\u00a0\u2026— Middle Aged Wasteland (@Middle Aged Wasteland) 1640018178
It just goes to show that @DonaldJTrumpJr hasn\u2019t a clue about the true meaning of the Bible even in its most basic form: New vs. Old Testaments and how Jesus was the fulfillment.https://twitter.com/occupydemocrats/status/1472683243992498178\u00a0\u2026— Scott Peterson (@Scott Peterson) 1640015541
More exhortation to violence from that fucking piece of shit, Don Jr.https://www.rawstory.com/turning-point-usa-and-donald-trump-jr/\u00a0\u2026— \ud83d\udca5 Doc Zombie Told You So\ud83d\udca5 (@\ud83d\udca5 Doc Zombie Told You So\ud83d\udca5) 1639938113
Don Jr. is urging the MAGA cult on to think that their "movement" or "cause" is now some kind of Biblical crusade, where violence is a justifiable means to an end; to fight the liberals and Democrats. This is dangerous Christo-fascism based on lies.https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-jr-says-following-bible-s-peaceful-part-has-gotten-us-nothing/ar-AARYhLx?ocid=msedgntp\u00a0\u2026— karl m koons (@karl m koons) 1639960813
\u2066@DonaldJTrumpJr\u2069 \nSo Donny Jr wants to start another violent protest since daddy\u2019s didn\u2019t work? Jesus would be so proud! I\u2019m sure he\u2019s happy the trumps are using him to cause another riot.https://www.rawstory.com/turning-point-usa-and-donald-trump-jr/\u00a0\u2026— Bridget is tired (@Bridget is tired) 1639943516
Trump and Trump Jr remain a threat to our democracy and freedom. Don Jr is now stirring up hatred and division. The threat from the extreme right is still present and can't be ignored. #ArrestTrumpNow #StopFascism #PeaceIsPossiblehttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10326603/Donald-Trump-Jr-claims-biblical-references-gotten-Republican-party-nowhere.html\u00a0\u2026— Dennis J Cole (@Dennis J Cole) 1640008064
Trump Jr. wasn't the only conservative to make unflattering headlines for statements made during the event.
The Turning Point USA conference was also notable for featuring former Alaska Republican Governor Sarah Palin, who insisted she would get a COVID-19 vaccine "over my dead body," telling the crowd of conservatives she doesn't need to be inoculated because she previously had the virus.
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