WATCH | US Republican representative gets tongues wagging after likening Trump to Mandela

US Republican representative Marjorie Taylor Greene has left tongues wagging online after likening former US president Donald Trump to late former president Nelson Mandela and Jesus Christ. 

Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of fraud in Manhattan, New York, on Tuesday.

In an interview on Right Side Broadcasting Network (RSBN), Greene likened Trump to “persecuted” figures in history, including Mandela and Jesus, as he became the first former US president to face a criminal trial. 

“President Trump is joining some of the most incredible people in history being arrested today,” she said. 

“Nelson Mandela was arrested and served time in prison. Jesus was arrested and murdered by the Roman government. There have been many people throughout history that have been arrested and persecuted by radical corrupt governments and it’s beginning today in New York City.

“I just can’t believe it’s happening but I’ll always support him. He’s done nothing wrong.”

Trump served as president from 2017 to 2021 and in November launched a bid to win the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. 

His spiritual adviser Paula White, at the time, left social media users in stitches after calling on “angels” from Africa and South America to help Trump get re-elected early in 2021 — an election he lost to Joe Biden.

White, speaking in tongues, called upon angels to stop “demonic confederacies” who were trying to “steal” the presidential election from Trump.

“Angels are being released right now. Angels are being dispatched right now. From Africa, from South America. Angelic reinforcement,” she said.

On social media, many weighed in on Trump being compared to Mandela and Jesus, saying “Nelson Mandela’s ears must be itching”. 

Here's a snapshot of some of the reactions:

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