Fight, Fight, Fight and the Antiquities Trade

             The Controversial Manuscript                  

In a bold move to enact the new Executive Order 'Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History', the National Scripture Museum in Washington, DC, has placed on display the so-called 'Fight, Fight, Fight Manuscript,' donated by a staunch supporter to commemorate 100 days of President Trump’s latest term. Museum Director Percival Lickspittle explains that this manuscript displayed in a prominent place at the entrance to the main gallery is a keystone exhibit in the museum's mission to spotlight the remarkable achievements of the United States and deepen public understanding of the shared heritage of the American People. This effort, he says, reflects the Museum's purpose to promote societal unity and national pride by presenting a narrative that celebrates "our Nation’s founding principles and historical milestones; emphasising, without room for nuance, America’s unparalleled legacy of advancing liberty, individual rights, and human happiness, fostering unity, and championing ideals that continue to inspire millions worldwide".

This ancient text, dated to the 2nd century AD (though some scholars argue for the late 1st century) was acquired for an undisclosed sum of money by billionaire collector Mortimer J. Goldstack and last month donated to the Museuum as a "expression of a Nation's gratitude to the Divine Will, saving our President Donald Trump from the assassin's bullet on July 13, 2024 at the open-air campaign rally near Butler, Pennsylvania. This is its firest public display and in the showcase it is shown alongside one of the nine AR15-type bullets recovered from the site during the subsequesnt detailed FBI investigation of the shooting. .

Purchased from antiquities dealers Grebkesh and Runn, who claim it emerged from an “old Italian collection,” the manuscript bears the stirring words of Ephesians 6:11-14 that are linked to the words "Fight, Fight, Fight!" shouted by the Nation's Once-and-Future President as he rose unscathed from the attack.

"Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness."

Yet controversy looms, as experts suspect its origins may trace to recent looting in the Middle East rather than a dusty Italian vault. Displayed in a bulletproof case, this potent relic has ignited both reverence and debate — fitting for a presidency defined by unyielding resolve.