Oh, the Photoshop possibilities!
I am a Methodist. This is a common analogy for anyone going through dark times no matter what they are....especially under the circumstances. If you pastor isn’t using this, you really need another pastor. Jesus was hailed as a hero on Palm Sunday. A few days later the crowd wants his head. People can turn on a dime. I am sure the folks who were watching those events were crushed when their King was hung on a cross to die.
Of course I believe both events were orchestrated by a loving God for a purpose. I don’t think the pastor is saying Trump is like hell and more than when Trump says the Russians should look for Hillary’s emails that he is colluding with Putin.