Rick Perry Says Trump Is God's 'Chosen One'

The Washington Post is among the many news outlets reporting Energy Secretary Rick Perry believes that President Trump was chosen by God to lead the country — and he said he handed the president a one-page description of morally flawed biblical kings as inspiration.

Trump caused a stir in August when he described himself in seemingly messianic terms: In one day, he looked to the sky while calling himself “the chosen one” to handle trade policy, and quoted the words of a conspiracy-theorist radio host who likened Trump to “the King of Israel” and “the second coming of God,” the Post reports.

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