In response to the burgeoning scandal about his phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in July, President Donald Trump tweeted something remarkable. “I would only do what is right, anyway,” he asserted, “and only do good for the USA!”
Never mind what I've done, the tweet implies, however wrong it may seem. You can trust that I know what I'm doing and that it's all for your good. Believe me.
He isn't the first leader to use faith as a justification for authority. Years ago so, too, did Brigham Young, an American who took on the role of a divinely-led prophet.