No Apologies
Newsweek|January 28 - February 04, 2022
The Christian prophets who predicted Donald Trump would be reinstated as president in 2021 aren't ready to admit defeat yet
By Julia Duin, Photography by Chad Batka, Illustration by Britt Spencer
No Apologies

Whatever happened to the “trump prophets,” those charismatic/Pentecostal Christians who said God told them that President Donald Trump would win a second term? There were hundreds of prophets—famous and obscure—whose predictions about Trump being restored to his rightful place in the White House provided a theological framework for the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol last year.

Demonstrators carry a cross to the Capitol on January 6, 2021

The smoke had barely cleared when a few of the prophets repented for being wrong. Their websites and Facebook feeds were inundated with vulgarities, recriminations and even death threats. Jeremiah Johnson, a Charlotte, North Carolina-based prophet who said Trump would win in 2020, admitted on January 7 that he was wrong and said he got “multiple death threats” and “thousands” of angry emails. He added that he “never dreamed” that such a barrage of “satanic attack and witchcraft” would come from charismatic/Pentecostal people.

Trump addresses a law-and-order rally in October 2020

He also said in a Facebook post, “To my great heartache, I’m convinced parts of the prophetic/ charismatic movement are far SICKER than I could have ever dreamed of. I truthfully never realized how absolutely triggered and ballistic thousands and thousands of saints get about Donald Trump.”

Esta historia es de la edición January 28 - February 04, 2022 de Newsweek.

Comience su prueba gratuita de Magzter GOLD de 7 días para acceder a miles de historias premium seleccionadas y a más de 9,000 revistas y periódicos.

Esta historia es de la edición January 28 - February 04, 2022 de Newsweek.

Comience su prueba gratuita de Magzter GOLD de 7 días para acceder a miles de historias premium seleccionadas y a más de 9,000 revistas y periódicos.

MÁS HISTORIAS DE NEWSWEEKVer todo
PARTING SHOT: Sarah Paulson
Newsweek US

PARTING SHOT: Sarah Paulson

\"CAN YOU IMAGINE IF THE AIR WAS JUST FILLED WITH DUST PARTICLES and you literally could not breathe?\" That's what Sarah Paulson is tackling in her new film Hold Your Breath (October 3).

time-read
1 min  |
October 04, 2024
MUSIC: 'Our Country Is in Need of "We Are Family""
Newsweek US

MUSIC: 'Our Country Is in Need of "We Are Family""

Putting family controversy behind her, Sister Sledge's Kathy talks moving on, new music and the 2024 election

time-read
6 minutos  |
October 04, 2024
ARCHAEOLOGY: The 'Last' Neanderthal
Newsweek US

ARCHAEOLOGY: The 'Last' Neanderthal

Analysis of the remains of one our closest extinct relatives has challenged existing knowledge of Homo neanderthalensis

time-read
4 minutos  |
October 04, 2024
AMERICA'S BEST NURSING HOMES 2025
Newsweek US

AMERICA'S BEST NURSING HOMES 2025

ONE OF THE CHALLENGES OF AGING IS finding the right care from sources that you trust you want to know that you or your loved ones are in good hands during a new phase of life.

time-read
2 minutos  |
October 04, 2024
CLIMATE HERO OR VILLIAN?
Newsweek US

CLIMATE HERO OR VILLIAN?

AI COULD REVOLUTIONIZE CLEAN ENERGY, BUT ITS POWER DEMANDS ARE DRIVING UP EMISSIONS

time-read
10 minutos  |
October 04, 2024
MILITARY: Building Back Stronger
Newsweek US

MILITARY: Building Back Stronger

The base from where the U.S. launched its nuclear strikes to end World War II is being revived to counter the growing Asia-Pacific threat posed by China

time-read
7 minutos  |
October 04, 2024
OPINION: 'Cost of Living Forced Us To Live in Our RV'
Newsweek US

OPINION: 'Cost of Living Forced Us To Live in Our RV'

Broke and desperate, the Garagusos gave up their dream home for a camper, but has life improved?

time-read
4 minutos  |
October 04, 2024
POLITICS: Will House Prices Decide the Election?
Newsweek US

POLITICS: Will House Prices Decide the Election?

A new study has found that the cost of homes could sway voters when they cast their ballots

time-read
5 minutos  |
October 04, 2024
Jim Parsons
Newsweek US

Jim Parsons

FRESH OFF HIS TONY NOMINATION FOR MOTHER PLAY, JIM PARSONS IS BACK on Broadway in Our Town. So, does he not like taking a break? \"Until [Big Bang Theory] wrapped in 2019, I did not really know what it was to take a break that was not only extended, but also uncertain.\"

time-read
2 minutos  |
September 27, 2024
'Frank's an Icon, and My Dad'
Newsweek US

'Frank's an Icon, and My Dad'

Moon Unit Zappa on navigating childhood as a rock star's daughter

time-read
7 minutos  |
September 27, 2024