Some of President Donald Trump's MAGA supporters melted down on Tuesday after the president hosted a celebration for the Hindu holiday of Diwali at the White House.
Diwali is the Hindu holiday of light. The five-day celebration highlights the victory of good over evil throughout the Hindu religion and is considered to be as important to Hindu followers as Christmas is to Christians. Trump also celebrated the holiday during his first administration.
The celebration did not seem to sit well with Trump's MAGA base, many of whom shared their thoughts on social media.
"To be clear, this is weird," Matthew Tuck, who describes himself as a "Christian nationalist," posted on X.
"Why is President Trump having a 'Diwali celebration' at the White House?" Emerald Robinson, a host on Linell TV, posted on X. "Dear Christians: celebrating false religions is a grave sin. Trump should fire his 'spiritual advisor' @Paula_White and anybody else who allowed this sacrilege."
"So racist!" conservative IP attorney Jason Sanders posted on X.
"$40 billion for Argentina, weapons for Israel, bombs overseas, fights with the most fiscally conservative anti-war members of Congress, and now you are celebrating Diwali...Is this a Republican president or a Democrat in disguise?" Calvin Mercer posted on X.
"The Whitehouse is now celebrating pagan festivals that are antithetical to Christianity?" Justin Andrusk asked on X.