During an end of the year MSNBC panel discussion, writer, actor, and comedian John Fugelsang gave his thoughts on what he hopes to “leave behind” in regards to 2024’s national discourse. Fugelsang proposed leaving “behind right-wing fundamentalists and Christian nationalists who use Jesus, whose birth we celebrate, as a prop while legislating and fighting against his actual teachings.”
He then deftly synthesized a common analysis among non-Christian conservatives: “Jesus is not an ally of the Republican Party. There is no overlap between Jesus and the policies of Donald Trump.” Fugelsang called out the evangelical-led, South Carolina “pro-life” bill that would subject people getting abortions to the death penalty. “We're so pro-life, we'll kill you,” Fugelsang joked.