Over the Christmas holiday, the Trump administration threw its weight against the U.S. Constitution in favor of Christian nationalist authoritarianism. They recognized that the establishment of one religion over others attacked a fundamental human right—an unalienable right—of conscience. And yet, on December 25, 2025, a religious holiday for many Christians, the Trump administration attacked that American principle to claim the U.S. is a Christian nation. In the northwest, The Guardian explains, heavily armed criminal gangs kidnap both Muslims and Christians and raid both Christian and Muslim communities. Merry Christmas, snowflakes!”Notes:https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/01-08-02-0163https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/admin/trump-administration-religion-christmas.htmlhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/26/nigeria-why-did-trump-order-us-strikes-bomb-attack-isis-christianshttps://www.cnn.com/2025/12/26/africa/trump-christmas-strike-jabo-nigeria-latam-intlhttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/26/trump-supporters-nigeria-airstrikeshttps://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-presidential-pardon-process-dda97c15https://abc3340.com/news/nation-world/ice-uses-ai-artificial-intelligence-video-of-santa-claus-to-encourage-illegal-immigrants-to-self-deport-ice-homeland-security-secretary-kristi-noem-holidays-christmas-cbphttps://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/chris-garten-indiana-christmas-post-b2890729.htmlhttps://alabamareflector.com/2025/12/22/dont-ignore-the-threat-that-is-tommy-tuberville/X:DHSgov/status/2003915864769507838DHSgov/status/2003862964336759062DHSgov/status/2004208041605128250RepFine/status/2004335614616027610DHSgov/status/2002424827798585786Bluesky:justinbaragona.bsky.social/post/3matxm52a2222anneapplebaum.bsky.social/post/3mavzh3rsu22yShare

Source: Wall Street Journal December 28, 2025 12:49 UTC