Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Wednesday that God wanted Trump to be president, according to a tweet from New York Times reporter Alan Rappeport.

“I think God calls all of us to fill different roles at different times,” Sanders reportedly said, “and I think that he wanted Donald Trump to become president.”

Sarah Sanders on CBN: "“I think God calls all of us to fill different roles at different times and I think that he wanted Donald Trump to become president."

— Alan Rappeport (@arappeport) January 30, 2019

Sanders made the comments on the Christian Broadcasting Network, founded by media mogul and televangelist Pat Robertson.

“I think God calls all of us to fill different roles at different times and I think that he wanted Donald Trump to become president, and that’s why he’s there,” Sanders told CBN’s David Brody, according to a transcript of the interview provided by CBN.

“I think he has done a tremendous job in supporting a lot of the things that people of faith really care about,” Sanders added, according to the transcript.

Trump has often courted the support of evangelical leaders, and many high-profile evangelicals have defended him despite criticism regarding his rhetoric.

Twitter had some thoughts:

SARAH SANDERS: "“I think God calls all of us to fill different roles at different times and I think that he wanted Donald Trump to become president."

THOU SHALT LEAVE THE NAME OF GOD OUT OF YOUR LYING ASS MOUTH YOU AMORAL SCUMBAG ????

— God (@TheGoodGodAbove) January 30, 2019

Sarah Sanders on CBN: "[God] wanted Donald Trump to become president, and that’s why he’'s there."

So did God want @BarackObama to be president? Or did he take off those eight years?

Did he want the House Dems and @RepAOC to win in November? Or was he napping then?

— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) January 30, 2019

.@PressSec Hey Hucky! Since you believe God picked Donald Trump to be president, I’m assuming you also believe God picked Robert Mueller to expose his numerous crimes & those of people around him. You might wanna re-think your job. #ThouShallNotBearFalseWitness

— Delilia O'Malley (@DeliliaOMalley) January 30, 2019

Putin is Sarah Sanders’ God? Weird. I always thought of him looking more like Wilford Brimley. https://t.co/IENV95K2dN

— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) January 30, 2019

@PressSec I can tell you what God wanted. THOU SHALT NOT LIE!!!! He wrote it down and everything. You don't follow that commandment. I guess that means you will end up in the bad place. Change your ways and repent.

— Babaloo (@babaloo1975) January 30, 2019

Oh hey, @PressSec, God wants you to stop taking his name in vain. Don't blame him for that hot mess @realDonaldTrump https://t.co/t3GT06yomj

— Cheri Jacobus (@CheriJacobus) January 30, 2019

And so God puts a billionaire into the presidency yet this same God still allows kids to starve and die? He has his priorities right…..What a great God! @PressSec

— David Welsby (@DW887) January 30, 2019

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