Dysfunction, moral decay, depravity, and a cult of death define the current mindset driving the Trump administration.
Disturbing accounts reveal that apocalyptic Christian language is being employed to rationalize the Trump administration’s military actions against Iran, portraying the conflict as a cosmic battle of good versus evil. One commander reportedly told troops, “President Trump has been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth.”
The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has documented over 100 complaints asserting that commanders have framed Trump’s strikes on Iran in religious terms.
When warfare is depicted as a sacred duty, acts of cruelty rapidly become justified.
Judged by this measure, the reality unfolding should concern anyone who cherishes human life or constitutional governance.
This troubling pattern is not limited to military operations.
Each newly released Epstein document adds further allegations of depravity linked to Donald Trump.
Meanwhile, the Trump administration persists in intensifying its ruthless, inhumane, and destructive ruling style.
As Congress permits this insanity and corruption to continue unchecked, more innocent victims perish—and the vision of America as a land of liberty, justice, and opportunity dims progressively.
The injustice of having taxpayers fund this evil disguised as leadership only fuels the indignation. In just the first two days of the U.S. conflict with Iran, the Pentagon reportedly expended approximately $5.6 billion worth of munitions launching a war never authorized by Congress.
By failing to act as a safeguard against executive overreach, Congress has not only shirked its responsibilities but betrayed “we the people.”
The Supreme Court has consistently avoided enforcing the rule of law against the president, revealing a loyalty not to the Constitution but elsewhere.
Now war crimes must be added to the long list of ethical violations by those in supposedly responsible positions.
Major news organizations, including the New York Times, report that the U.S. military likely fired the Tomahawk missile that killed over 165 Iranian schoolgirls and may have used a double tap strike—a method condemned as a war crime under international law—targeting parents and officials trying to save survivors.
Pete Hegseth, who calls himself Secretary of War, has openly boasted about commanding a U.S. submarine attack on an Iranian naval vessel in international waters, an act critics argue may breach international law.
We deserve to uphold higher standards.
If ever a defining moment called for drawing a clear boundary, it is now.
We have long passed childish disputes over which politician holds slightly better views.
This battle transcends Democrats versus Republicans, Christians versus non-Christians, or natives versus immigrants.
It centers on how a faction of unscrupulous, power-driven demagogues has commandeered the U.S. government, recklessly gambling with countless lives, livelihoods, and freedoms.
Without presenting any credible and immediate threat warranting offensive military action without congressional approval—targeting Iran’s alleged nuclear sites, then vessels in the Caribbean, later kidnapping Venezuela’s president, and now again Iran—Trump normalizes cruelty, aggression, and lawlessness as the American leadership’s defining traits.
In doing so, he jeopardizes the integrity of the U.S. military itself.
The Trump administration’s language and imagery boldly celebrate war, death, and destruction.
In one Truth Social message, Trump warned that “Death, Fire, and Fury will reign upon them” if Iran obstructs oil passage through the Strait of Hormuz.
A Facebook post from the so-called Department of War, titled “We have Only Just Begun to Fight,” features a missile overlaid with the slogan “No mercy.” This comes from the very Secretary of War who bears a cross tattoo, has invited his pastor to preach at the Pentagon, and frequently references his Christian faith while boldly declaring “America is winning decisively, devastatingly, and without mercy.” Perhaps he needs recalling to Matthew 5:7: “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.”
This aggressive rhetoric is intentional. It seeks to institutionalize cruelty as a virtue. The violence openly embraced by Trump’s inner circle—especially Hegseth—is celebrated with pride.
“This was never meant to be a fair fight. We are punching them while they are down, as it should be,” Hegseth boasted regarding U.S. strikes in Iran, which reportedly have caused over 1,000 civilian deaths, including many children.
The warlike talk is paired with a social media style reminiscent of Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove and the Call of Duty video game, glorifying combat and devastation as heroic.
Such propaganda as the face of U.S. leadership signifies a government disoriented morally.
It must be stated plainly: Donald Trump is no longer fit to lead.
Whether the issue is mental decline, ethical corruption, or a leader prioritizing personal gain over constitutional duty, the consequences remain unchanged: a government lacking competence, self-control, and accountability.
Donald Trump is failing to make America great, safe, healthy, or prosperous again.
So what is the path forward?
A president who launches unauthorized wars, exalts civilian suffering, and openly flirts with war crimes must not remain in office.
As James Madison cautioned, the concentration of power in one group “may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.”
The solution the Founders provided for such crises is impeachment.
Remove them all—from the president down.
As detailed in my book Battlefield America: The War on the American People and its fictional counterpart The Erik Blair Diaries, every official who has betrayed the Constitution and the American people must be held responsible, regardless of party affiliation.
Original article: rutherford.org
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