Fox News • May 18, 2026 01:30

Trump reads Bible as thousands pack National Mall for America 250 prayer rally

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The "Rededicate 250" prayer rally featured Trump administration officials, lawmakers and Christian leaders ahead of America's 250th anniversary.

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Fri 18:07 - NPR

The Trump administration is planning a prayer event on the National Mall. All but one of the speakers is Christian

Sun 12:44 - France 24

White House to host mass prayer event to promote Christian origins of the US

Sun 14:40 - France 24

"One Nation under God": US President Trump joins national prayer rally

Sun 22:54 - Al Jazeera English

Trump holds prayer rally to ‘rededicate’ US as ‘one nation under God’

Sun 22:55 - NPR

Trump and administration officials address Christian gathering on National Mall

Mon 01:30 - Fox News

Trump reads Bible as thousands pack National Mall for America 250 prayer rally

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Al Jazeera English

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22:54

Trump holds prayer rally to ‘rededicate’ US as ‘one nation under God’

Critics have denounced the event as a blurring of the separation of church and state mandated by the US Constitution.

France 24

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14:40

"One Nation under God": US President Trump joins national prayer rally

André Gagné, Full Professor and Chair, Concordia University of Montreal, Canada, is our guest.

12:44

White House to host mass prayer event to promote Christian origins of the US

The White House is making prayer a focal point of this weekend’s celebrations marking the US's 250th anniversary, staging a large-scale mass prayer that underscores the Trump administration’s wider push …

NPR

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22:55

Trump and administration officials address Christian gathering on National Mall

The conservative prayer event was organized by Freedom 250, a public-private group working with the White House to organize the celebration of America's 250 birthday this summer.

18:07

The Trump administration is planning a prayer event on the National Mall. All but one of the speakers is Christian

The event comes as a new survey finds that many Americans aren't comfortable mixing religion and politics.