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There has been a lot of backlash on X about this particular development, with netizens questioning whether such a statue was worth it at all. A user posted a picture of Saddam Hussein‘s statue being toppled, writing, “In the end, what matters is justice.”
Another user wrote, “Isn’t there something about a golden calf in the Bible they claim to follow?”
The golden calf is a biblical story (Exodus 32) of idolatry where, during Moses’ 40-day absence on Mount Sinai, the Israelites persuaded Aaron to create a molten calf from gold to worship as a tangible representation of the god who brought them out of Egypt. pic.twitter.com/5JOsYCnOLu
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This seems to be popular sentiment under the post on X, where the golden bust of Donald Trump has been conflated with the heretic practice of the Golden Calf, which is a story recounted in the Old Testament. This was explained by a user in the comment, who wrote, “The golden calf is a biblical story (Exodus 32) of idolatry where, during Moses’ 40-day absence on Mount Sinai, the Israelites persuaded Aaron to create a molten calf from gold to worship as a tangible representation of the god who brought them out of Egypt.” under the post.
Another user, pointing out Trump’s hypocrisy, wrote, “Disgusting! Considering that at this point, he’s sacrificing fathers and sons and mothers and daughters for a war that Israel and the [Saudis] might’ve wanted, but American sure as hell didn’t. It’s not America first. Somebody just pushed that thing over and let it break.”
There has been growing discontent about Donald Trump’s war on Iran, as several polls have stated. Non-intervention and peace were platforms that Trump-Vance ticket campaigned vigorously on. Apart from this, the campaign also focused on affordability. All three of these platforms won Trump the Presidential election, and all these platforms have taken a hit thanks to the joint assault on Iran that the United States and Israel have initiated. Donald Trump has said multiple times that negotiations are advancing smoothly. However, the Iranian regime has denied that any fruitful talks have taken place at all.
