Was Trump Appointed By God?
Graphic by Angelie Zaslavsky
By Laura E. Adkins January 11, 2017
Was Donald J. Trump appointed by God?
As the President-elect would say, some people are asking.
When one starts typing “Trump appointed” into Google, one of the first suggestions is “Trump appointed by god”.
Contrary to popular query, Trump was affirmed by the U.S. Electoral College, not God, with 304 electoral votes on December 19, 2016.
Laura E. Adkins is the Forward’s contributing network editor. Contact her at [email protected] or on Twitter, @Laura_E_Adkins.
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