1. United States
2. N.J.
3. Letter

You cannot stay silent while the presidency is used to weaponize faith and coerce legislative action. Donald Trump telling senators to “make this one for Jesus” and forgo Easter with their families until they pass his agenda is not leadership—it is manipulation. It is the cynical exploitation of religion to pressure elected officials into compliance. Faith should never be used as leverage in legislative negotiations. Invoking Jesus Christ to rush or force the passage of a bill degrades both the integrity of Congress and the religious beliefs of millions of Americans. It turns deeply held convictions into a political tool. And your silence signals acceptance. If any other leader—foreign or domestic—used religion this way to strong-arm a governing body, you would call it what it is: coercion dressed up as piety. Draw the line. Publicly reject this rhetoric. Reassert that policy must stand on its merits—not on manipulated guilt or performative religiosity. If you fail to confront this, you are not defending democratic norms—you are helping dismantle them.