Parallels between Donald Trump and Mormon prophet Joseph Smith

While Donald Trump has a history as an entrepreneur and actor, and Joseph Smith was a poor country boy who founded a significant world religion, there are, nevertheless some interesting parallels between the latter portions of their lives, as major political figures in the United States of America. In particular, consider the events leading up to Joseph Smith's lynching in Illinois, in 1844. 1. Joseph Smith publicly advocated polygamy for all Mormons, even requiring polygamy as a religious duty, if at all possible. 2. Joseph Smith publicly announced that he was running for President of the United States, and would pursue a policy pressuring all Americans to convert to Mormonism, breaking down the separation of Church and State. 3. Joseph Smith denounced members of the press publicly criticizing Mormonism in any way, shape or form. 4. Joseph Smith ordered the destruction of a local newspaper in Illinois for criticizing Mormonism. 5. The newspaper banned by Joseph Smith was publicly destroyed by a mob of Mormon followers of Joseph Smith. Not surprisingly, the state of Illinois brought Joseph Smith to trial for incitement of a riot, and, also not so surprisingly, a mob dragged him from the jail, and lynched him, at the age of 38. To what extent is Donald Trump a polygamist? Well, that's hard to say, exactly. Trump leans that way, shall we say, and, it's perfectly likely, many Republicans, current Mormons included of course, lean that way, as well. Obviously, Trump has been President of the United States, and wants to be President of the United States, again. Obviously, Trump has gotten into trouble for incitement to riot, the January 6, 2021 incidents being the most obvious example. Obviously, Trump has a lot of trouble with the law lately, being a convicted felon. Obviously, Trump and his right wing Christian followers, Mormons included, favor the breakdown of the separation of Church and State. Obviously, Trump is very intolerant of any criticisms from the press, or anyone else, and, given the power, would probably shut these critics down, permanently, like Joseph Smith himself. Obviously, Trump is himself facing the prospect of lynching, having very nearly been assassinated just days ago. Donald Trump is a charismatic demagogue seeking power by any means possible over Americans as a whole, in precisely the same way that Mormon prophet Joseph Smith was. Donald Trump's followers are just as rabid and adamant about the genius of Donald Trump, as the early Mormons were about the genius of their prophet, Joseph Smith. Donald Trump is presenting himself as an American prophet and putting himself forward as a potential dictator of the United States, very much along the lines of Joseph Smith, and seems to be heading for a rather similar fate!