Why the Antichrist is back

为何敌基督者卷土重来

Today, Explained

2026-06-17

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Former supporters of President Trump have speculated about whether he could be the Antichrist. Accusations like this are not new to politics in the US. This episode was produced by Danielle Hewitt, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by David Tatasciore and Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Noel King. New York Daily News front page for February 19, 2016. Photo by New York Daily News via Getty Images. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now. Transcript at ⁠vox.com/today-explained-podcast.⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  • Remember back in April when President Trump posted that meme depicting himself as Jesus,

  • and everyone was like, maybe he's the anti-Christ?

  • We have some major news right now.

  • Mag is now declaring Trump the anti-Christ.

  • Whenever I see Donald Trump,

  • spiritually the Holy Spirit always shows me that he is filled with the spirit of the anti-Christ.

  • I've been saying since Trump got elected, he's definitely the anti-Christ, the guys, guys!

  • You've been talking on your show about whether Trump is the anti-Christ.

  • I have not said that.

  • Yes, he had.

  • America, 250 years of going from 0 to 100 in no time flat.

  • As we waved through a new round of is he or isn't he the Antichrist, we are reminded that the U.S.

  • Has a long history of declarations and accusations and just asking questions re the beast.

  • Today on Today Explained from Fox, we amble through that history and ask, what are we doing, USA?

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