America is a ‘nation of believers,’ Trump declares at prayer breakfast
- President Trump said America is a nation of believers which is strengthened by the power of prayers
- He said that God is to be praised for the greatness of America
- He also praised Americans who helped victims help victims of hurricanes, wildfires and mass shootings experienced in the country
President Donald Trump, at the annual National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday, February 8, declared America as a “nation of believers” as he told listeners that God’s grace could be seen in every facet of the United States.
He said: “America is a nation of believers and together we are strengthened by the power of prayer.”
The president noted that the American founders invoked the creator four times in the Declaration of Independence, adding said that no earthly force can take away the rights found in America’s founding documents, Fox reports.
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“Today we praise God for how truly blessed we are to be American,” Trump said.
He further added that God could be seen in acts of kindness in every city and town across America.
“We see the Lord’s grace in the service members who risk their lives for our freedom, we see it in the teachers who work tirelessly for their students and the police who sacrifice for our communities, and sacrifice they do.”
“And we see the Lord's grace in the Moms and Dads who work two and three jobs to give their children the chance for a better and much more prosperous and happier life,” he said.
He praised first responders and citizens who rushed to help victims of hurricanes, wildfires and mass shootings, as examples of the goodness of the human soul.
Although Trump did not explicitly campaign as a religious leader, he has promoted himself as a defender of religious faith and has touted the centrality of God to American civic life.
His administration's policies, such as appointing pro-life judges and declaring Jerusalem the capital of Israel have all served to boost already strong evangelical support for the president.
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As usual, an international crowd assembled for the breakfast, including up to 60 Russians.
Trump also worked in some foreign policy during the breakfast, meeting on the sidelines with the president of Guatemala, Jimmy Morales.
While Trump has criticized illegal immigration from Guatemala and other Central American countries, Guatemala did back the United States on a recent foreign policy dispute.
For instance, like the US, Guatemala recently announced it was moving its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.
Legit.ng previously reported that barely after completing one year in the White House, President Trump had started looking ahead to a 2020 re-election campaign, selecting Brad Parscale as the campaign manager.
In a statement on Tuesday, February 27, President Trump announced that the 42-year-old Parscale would begin preparing the groundwork for the 2020 presidential campaign.
Recall that during the 2016 campaign, Parscale was in charge of overseeing the campaign’s digital media strategy and its online fundraising campaigns.
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