I am done pretending this is defensible.

There are moments when rhetoric stops being merely exaggerated and becomes morally revealing. 

“Without me, there would be no Israel,” tragically uttered by President Donald J. Trump, June 16, 2026, is one of those moments. 

In addition to being false on its face — the Trump administration has continually held Israel back militarily—this statement was an expression of pure blasphemy.

For the entirety of his tenure as a political leader, I gave Trump the benefit of the doubt. I defended him, explained him, and tried to separate his style from his substance. 

But there are some statements so inflated, so self-referential, and so disconnected from truth that they force a reevaluation.

Israel does not exist because of Trump. America’s blessing does not come from Trump. The Jewish people do not need Trump’s self-importance to validate their history, and God does not become an accessory to a politician’s personal mythology. 

A man who speaks as though sacred history bends around his own ego is not honoring what is holy; he is trivializing it.

The setting made it worse. Sitting beside the Emir of Qatar while speaking in the language of massive investment and $19.4 trillion in influence cash gave the whole moment the feel of performance: ego, leverage, and deal-making dressed up as statesmanship. 

That is not leadership. It is self-advertisement.

Please be clear: This is not about a U.S.–Israel alliance, and it is not about partisan loyalty. 

It is about refusing to confuse human ambition with divine authority. 

That distinction matters far more than the people in power seem willing to admit.

I believe the United States has been blessed through its relationship with the Jewish people. 

I also believe that blessing should never be treated as a prop for vanity, bargaining, or political theater. 

Today, Trump crossed that line.

My trust in him is not just broken. It is shattered into a million tiny fragments.

Of course, he can still repent. He can walk this back. He can acknowledge the arrogance, correct the record, and show real humility. 

But that would require more than damage control.

It would require the courage to admit that he spoke far beyond what Godliness, leadership, and truth can support.

Until then, I cannot defend his behavior. Until further notice, I assume that the presidency has indeed been captured, as the Qataris sought to do all along.