Trump Voters Say He's 'Appointed' by God, Critics Trying to 'Crucify' Him

A group of Donald Trump loyalists said that the former president was "appointed" by God and that his critics are trying to "crucify" him.

Trump, the front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, has built a dedicated base of supporters since his successful 2016 run, typically referred to as MAGA (Make America Great Again).

In the wake of Trump's 2020 loss to President Joe Biden, Trump's supporters were enraged when the former president claimed that the election was stolen from him via widespread voter fraud. While Trump did not provide any evidence, his base has continued to claim that the election was rigged.

"I believe Trump is appointed by God—appointed-slash-anointed, however you want to say it," Joannie Firkins, 63, of Iowa told the Boston Globe at a Trump rally in Coralville, Iowa last week. "He's the only one that's speaking the truth."

Another Iowa resident, William Joe White, told the Globe: "They have no standing to, you know, crucify him. The quiet man has been awakened in this country."

Trump has been indicted in several criminal cases, including for alleged federal election subversion in Washington, D.C. Trump has pleaded not guilty to all charges against him.

The former president was indicted in August on four federal felony counts in the federal election subversion case, including conspiracy to defraud the United States; conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding; obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding; and conspiracy against rights, all stemming from his activities surrounding the riot at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.

Following Trump's claims that the 2020 election was rigged, a mob of his supporters stormed the Capitol while Congress attempted to certify Biden's win.

Newsweek reached out to Trump's campaign via email for comment.

The much-anticipated Iowa Republican presidential caucuses will be held on January 15. Iowa voters will be the first in the nation to select the candidate that they want to represent the party in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Trump has an impressive lead over his fellow Republican candidates in Iowa, according to an Emerson College Polling survey conducted from December 15 to December 17.

The former president had 50 percent of voter support, while former South Carolina Governor and U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley was next with 17 percent. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis received 15 percent of voter support, while businessman Vivek Ramaswamy had 8 percent.

The poll surveyed 420 Iowa Republican caucus voters and had a credibility interval of 4.7 percent.