{"id":15069,"date":"2020-04-15T13:03:12","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T17:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=15069"},"modified":"2020-04-15T13:03:42","modified_gmt":"2020-04-15T17:03:42","slug":"tracy-morgan-defends-trump-encourages-grace-toward-president-amid-coronavirus-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2020\/04\/tracy-morgan-defends-trump-encourages-grace-toward-president-amid-coronavirus-pandemic.html","title":{"rendered":"Tracy Morgan Defends Trump, Encourages Grace Toward President Amid Coronavirus Pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_15075\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15075\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2020\/04\/Tracy_MorganOfficial.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15075\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2020\/04\/Tracy_MorganOfficial.jpg\" alt=\"Tracy Morgan\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15075\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Shankbone\/WikiCommons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>\u201cNow is not the time to blame,\u201d the comedian said. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Hollywood actor and comedian Tracy Morgan is encouraging people to extend grace to President Donald Trump during the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cLast O.G.\u201d star appeared on NBC\u2019s \u201cToday\u201d where he addressed a number of things, one being a defense of Trump.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A MESSAGE AMERICA NEEDS TO HEAR<\/p>\n<p>Comedian &amp; Actor Tracy Morgan<br \/>\nsaid this not the time to blame President <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a>. He said it\u2019s a difficult time for Trump &amp; all of us &amp; we should come together as one.<\/p>\n<p>Finally someone from Hollywood promoting UNITY!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TrumpPressBriefing?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TrumpPressBriefing<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Af1C0IabWU\">pic.twitter.com\/Af1C0IabWU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Terrence K. Williams (@w_terrence) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/w_terrence\/status\/1247644577114148864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 7, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n\u201cPeople wanna criticize the president, but imagine being the president of a country and half your country got sick,\u201d Morgan said. \u201cSo it\u2019s difficult for him. We all gotta pull together as people. Now\u2019s not the time for blame and all of these other things and anger. It\u2019s here now. We gotta just be together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe just gotta stay safe,\u201d Morgan added. \u201cNobody wants to transmit it, nobody wants to attract it, nobody wants to get it. So let\u2019s just stay safe and do the protocol that we have to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to defending Trump\u2019s pandemic response, he also praised police officers and healthcare workers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They know what they&#8217;re doing, they&#8217;re fighting the frontline,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I know these people work hard to take care of you. I&#8217;m very proud of them, they&#8217;re my heroes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While some took to Twitter to praise the comedian for promoting unity, others criticized him for defending the president\u2019s actions during this crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Some reports says that about half the country approves of Trump\u2019s handling of the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>An Associated Press poll shows the president\u2019s approval rating at 44 percent.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cNow is not the time to blame,\u201d the comedian said. Hollywood actor and comedian Tracy Morgan is encouraging people to extend grace to President Donald Trump during the coronavirus pandemic. The \u201cLast O.G.\u201d star appeared on NBC\u2019s \u201cToday\u201d where he addressed a number of things, one being a defense of Trump. 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