Dear Commons Community,

President Donald Trump’s ignorance was on full display yesterday when he came up with an unusual greeting  to those commemorating the day Christ was nailed to a cross: “HAPPY GOOD FRIDAY TO ALL!”

He later wished everyone a “great” Good Friday at his press briefing.

The jarring greeting referred to the most somber day of the Christian calendar. It marks the torture of Jesus and his death upon a cross. The “good” in Good Friday refers to the day being “holy.”

Trump’s wish was particularly jolting given that the nation’s death toll from COVID-19 has surpassed 18,000 and continues to surge.

What an embarrassment!

Tony

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