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Two Corinthians

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Two Corinthians is a gaffe uttered by Donald Trump during a January 2016 speech given at Liberty University about the preservation of Christianity in the United States. During the speech, he said, "Two Corinthians 3:17, that's the whole ballgame […] 'Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.'" The bible verse which he labeled "two" Corinthians is typically called "Second Corinthians." The gaffe was used online as a way to discredit his religious beliefs in 2016 and then resurfaced again in May 2020 following his trip to take photos in front of a church amid protests.

Origin

On January 18th, 2016, Donald Trump spoke at evangelical college Liberty University. During his speech, he cites a verse from second Corinthians but said it was from "two corinthians." The video was uploaded that day by C-SPAN on YouTube (shown below). The video garnered over 237,000 views and 1,100 likes in four years.



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On January 18th, 2016, Twitter user @awzurcher[3] tweeted a picture of Trump at Liberty University with the caption, "Trump cites Bible passage 'Two Corinthians'. Crowd at evangelical Liberty U laughs. Should be 'Second Corinthians'" (shown below, left). The tweet gained over 320 likes in four years. On January 23rd, the Twitter account for Saturday Night Live[4] tweeted, "She's two Corinthians short of a Bible" (shown below, right). The tweet received over 700 likes in three years. CNN[1] and Mashable[2] published articles on the gaffe.


Anthony Zurcher @awzurcher Trump cites Bible passage "Two Corinthians". Crowd at evangelical Liberty U laughs. Should be "Second Corinthians" LIBI RTY UNI 11:27 AM - Jan 18, 2016 · Twitter Web Client SNL Saturday Night Live - SNL @nbcsnl "She's two Corinthians short of a Bible." #SNL 11:33 PM · Jan 23, 2016 · Twitter Web Client

George Floyd Protests

On June 1st, 2020, Donald Trump walked to a nearby church to stand outside and pose with a bible amid protests due to the death of George Floyd. That day, Twitter user @hilaryluros[5] tweeted a photo from the event caption, "President: Two Corinthians walked into a bar…" (shown below, left). The tweet gained over 2,200 likes and 480 retweets in a day. The next day, Twitter user @Pastor_Gabe[6] tweeted, "So I see the "Two Corinthians" joke has resurfaced. I know President Trump is not a Christian, but saying two instead of second Corinthians is not evidence of biblical ignorance. Some of my favorite preachers say "Two Corinthians" including Alistair Begg. It's a thing. Move on" (shown below, right). The tweet accumulated over 280 likes in a day.


Hil.i.am @hilaryluros President: Two Corinthians walked into a bar. SUNDAY SERVICES ONLINE ALL ARE WELCOME THE REVERENG ROB FISHER, RECTOR 310T4 K ILLIAN RORRIS SAVARA PONGER BREAKING NEWS LIVE PRES TRUMP TO VISIT ST. JOHNS CHURCH AFTER IT WAS VANDALIZED MSNBC 7:28 PM Jun 1, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone Gabriel Hughes @Pastor_Gabe So I see the "Two Corinthians" joke has resurfaced. I know President Trump is not a Christian, but saying two instead of second Corinthians is not evidence of biblical ignorance. Some of my favorite preachers say "Two Corinthians" including Alistair Begg. It's a thing. Move on. 1:06 AM · Jun 2, 2020 · Twitter Web App

Various Examples


Jesse Turner @JessejTurner3 @realDonaldTrump Maybe next time before you decide to speak about "acts against God" you should consult with a pastor or even heaven forbid read your Bible. Having flashbacks to your "two Corinthians" comment in 2016. Smh. You have no shame man. "Destruction of property is not a valid form of protest" Jesus: 8:05 PM · Jun 1, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone AprilDRyan O @AprilDRyan President Two Corinthians violated the First Amendment rights of peaceful protesters with tear gas outside the #WhiteHouse so that he could pose with a Bible in front of a church he's never stepped inside of! It's like a real-life episode of @TylerPerry's #TheOvalOnBET JHN S CHURCN PARISH HAUS SUNGAT SERIGES INLINE ALL ARE WELCK THE REYEREN WFISEL MECTOR ANE MLLINEM MACUE WILLIAN ORRS STANAN PONGER 2:21 AM · Jun 2, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone Adriel Hampton @adrielhampton Replying to @adrielhampton and @AOC That "Two Corinthians" thing still haunting him. Ii they are hungn, cut benefits to programs that ieed them. m mey are sick, deny them healthcare. Ii they are strangers. deport them, Republiconnians 13:2-4 9:03 PM · Jun 1, 2020 · Twitter Web App Follow Republican Jesue on F ook Joe Biden is Horny For Shampoo @edennnnnn president two corinthians managed to hold a bible in exactly the same weird awkward way that hitler did, a grip that no other human has ever used to hold a book. 2:52 AM · Jun 2, 2020 · Twitter for Android Coach Kohl @weskohl Did he say "Two Corinthians?" 12:16 AM · Jun 2, 2020 from Texas, USA · Twitter for iPhone Marlow Stern @MarlowNYC i prefer Two Corinthians personally Ivanka Trump o @lvankaTrump · May 31 "This is what the Lord said: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears. I will heal you." 2 Kings 20:5 12:42 PM · May 31, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone

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External References

[1] CNN – Donald Trump Tony Perkins

[2] Mashable – Donald Trump 2 Corinthians

[3] Twitter – awzurcher

[4] Twitter – NBCSNL

[5] Twitter – hilaryluros

[6] Twitter – Pastor_gabe

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Listen folks, we've got this Beautiful Book here… they call it "The Bible," ok? So I open this Bible, the wonderful Bible, right? And it's a huge book – it really is, if you've seen this size of this thing, it's truly tremendous and the writers are so, so amazing to make such a huge book. It's so huge I don't think people have seen anything like it since, I mean, nobody has ever done this before, it's never been done.

But I'm reading it, right? I'm reading it and I see Two Corinthians and I say… "is that it?" Are these shmucks for real? They're ripping us off, let me tell you, let me tell you: some people are telling me, and this is true, believe me, I get calls all the time – very reputable folks: there are Three Corinthians, Four Corinthians, maybe even billions, they say the Dead Sea and we've never seen anything like this before, it's really something very special, but I'm going to instruct my Attorney General, we're going to look into this.

I'm going to direct our country, our tremendous country, and we're going to start making Corinthians in America again folks. It's gonna happen, believe me. You see China and their Corinthians are peanuts compared to our Corinthians – it's a total disaster, just sickening. So we're bringing it back, folks, we're bringing back – and we're going to have great Corinthians again and I promise you, we're going to have more than just two Corinthians because we have the best Corinthians.

God Bless America.

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They're mocking Trump for appealing to Evangelicals due to the absurdity of a twice-divorcee adulterer doing that, as well as Evangelicals for actually falling for it, even when he does such a bad job at pretending to be religious.

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