Trump's week in review: Nat'l Prayer Breakfast, TrumpRx, guidance on religious expression in public schools
3. Trump delivers remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast, announces National Mall event
Trump delivered a speech at the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday, where he touted “the good things I’m doing, including for religion,” and insisted that “religion is back now, hotter than ever before.”
Proclaiming that “no administration in modern history has done more to confront the plight of persecuted Christians around the world than we have,” Trump added, “We knocked the hell out of [ISIS] the other day in Nigeria because they were killing Christians. When Christians come under attack, they know they’re going to be attacked violently and viciously by President Trump.”
Referencing studies showing a rise in church attendance and Bible purchases, Trump asserted that “More copies of the Holy Bible were sold in the United States than at any time in the last 100 years. Young Americans attended church at nearly twice the rate as they did four years ago.”
Trump also announced plans to host a prayer event at the National Mall on May 17. The stated purpose of the event, he said, is “to pray, to give thanks and [...] rededicate America as one nation under God” for its 250th anniversary. July 4, 2026, will mark the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Ryan Foley is a reporter for The Christian Post. He can be reached at: ryan.foley@christianpost.com
