Sounding like a polished preacher expounding on the words of Jesus, U.S. Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., Wednesday used words of the Savior on the Senate floor as he argued against $9 billion in federal budget cuts the upper body was debating.
Coons solemnly intoned the shortest verse in the Bible, “Jesus wept,” and insisted that is exactly what He will do should Republicans succeed in cutting a fraction of 1 percent of the mammoth federal budget.
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Democrat Senator Chris Coons is very upset that American taxpayers won’t have to fund foreign LGBT programs anymore: “Jesus wept. Jesus. Wept. Today my Republican colleagues are doing something that would make Jesus weep.” pic.twitter.com/ePQND71n76
— TheBlaze (@theblaze) July 16, 2025
Reaction on X were swift and creative:
“Crazy how many Democrats suddenly become Christian Nationalists and start piously quoting scripture when their ‘transgender tampons for Bangladeshi toddlers’ programs are on the line.”
“The separation of church and state people are asking ‘What would Jesus do?’ again.”
“Jesus says marriage is between a man and a woman, Chris. He’s got much more to cry about with you.”
“Someday [Coons] can ask Jesus if he wept for the LGBT programs that were defunded. But I don’t think that will be top of mind on that day.”
The recission legislation Congress is considering would cut specific foreign aid programs as well as PBS and NPR, government-funded media outlets.