US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said it is "possible" that President Donald Trump was sent by God to save Israel from Iran.
In an interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network during a high-profile trip to Israel, he said it was his faith that made him believe that.
He also praised US efforts to "make sure that this democracy in the Middle East, that this Jewish state, remains".
The comments came on a Jewish holiday celebrating rescue from genocide.
The holiday, Purim, commemorates the biblical rescue of the Jewish people by Queen Esther from the Persians, as the interviewer noted to Mr. Pompeo.
He was asked if "President Trump right now has been sort of raised for such a time as this, just like Queen Esther, to help save the Jewish people from an Iranian menace".
"As a Christian, I certainly believe that's possible," said Mr. Pompeo, a former Kansas senator, and CIA director.
"I am confident that the Lord is at work here," he added.
Mr. Pompeo came under fire during his tour of the Middle East for holding a conference call and only inviting "faith-based" members of the media to join.
Mr. Pompeo is not the first Trump official to suggest a divine will behind Mr. Trump's actions: In January, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders told a religious television network that God "wanted Donald Trump to become president".(BBC News)
THEOCRACY-a form of government in which God or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler, the God's or deity's laws being interpreted by the ecclesiastical authorities. a system of government by priests claiming a divine commission.
FASCISM- a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc., and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often racism.
AND NOW FOLKS FOR YOUR LISTENING PLEASURE: Donald Trump, ready to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, spoke to the press, before the Prime Minister’s arrival, and as usual, lied. Trump said he had no idea that Netanyahu was running for office again (this was juxtaposed on a half screen showcasing pictures of Netanyahu and Trump arm in arm across Israeli buildings) but if he was, Trump heard that Netanyahu was a good man, no a GREAT, GREAT man. Then Trump went on to declare that the Dems hate Jews. My head has exploded into five thousand pieces…Trump identifies some Nazi’s as good…he has never once said a disparaging word against White Nationalists nor has spoken out against those who create domestic terrorism under the banner of White Supremacy. US Secretary of State used to be a position from which ALL Americans, no matter race, religion, gender, etc. could rely upon to protect and honor the US Constitution. NOW…please explain when it IS the correct time to not only IMPEACH TRUMP but remove the Theocratic Fascists living in Trump's swamp, (oops, I mean Cabinet)! Oh, by the way, Mike Pompeo told his little gaggle of religious televangelists, as he met with them secretly that homosexuality IS an abomination! Enjoy your last remaining days of democracy, AMERICA!
