President Trump hosts interfaith religious leaders for a White House National Prayer Day event

0:22 instruction very nice. How about this? How about there? Heat.

1:11 Heat. Here we are. Right here. No way. We want to invite you all to stand to your feet as we worship God together.

1:58 Oh Lord my God, my savior God to thee. How great thou are. How great thou are. Then sings my soul. and sings myself, my Savior God to [Music] thee. How great thou [Music]

2:44 are. How great thou are. Then sings my soul, my Savior God to thee. How great thou are. How great thou [Music] are. Yes, Lord. I thank you Lord. Thank you

3:32 [Music] Lord. I love you Lord. Oh your mercy never fails me. All my days have been held in your hands. From the moment that I wake up until my head, I will sing of all the goodness of God. And all my life you have been faithful. Come on. All my life you have been so so

4:21 good. With every breath that I am able. Oh, I will sing of the goodness of God. I love your voice. You have led me through the fire in darkest nights. You were close like no other. I've known you as a father. I've known you as a friend and I have lived in the goodness of God. Cuz all my life cuz all my life you

5:10 have been faithful. Yes, you have, Lord. And all my life you have been so so glad with every breath that I am able. Oh, I will sing of the goodness of God. Come on, declare this. Your goodness is running after. It's running after me. Your goodness is running after. It's running after me. With my life laid down. I surrender now. I give you

5:56 [Music] everything. Your goodness is running after. It's running after me. The goodness of God. Your goodness is running after. It's running after me. Yes, it is. Your goodness is running after. It's running after me. With my life laid down, surrender now. I give you everything. Your goodness is running after. It's running after me. Cuz all my life you have been

6:44 faithful. And all my life you have been so so good with every breath that I am able. [Music] I sing of the goodness of God. I will sing of the goodness of [Music] God. I will sing of the goodness of God. I will sing of the goodness of God.

7:38 Heat. Heat. Good morning. This is a beautiful day. Could not have asked for a more beautiful day than this. And maybe that means something that brings us a little luck. But it's a great honor. I'm delighted to welcome you to this very special place, the White House, to celebrate the annual National Day of Prayer. And we're doing it up big. This is the first time they've done it this way. And you deserve it. We all deserve

8:24 the White House. The White House is special. We're bringing back religion in our country. And we're bringing it back quickly and strongly because for America to be a great nation, we must always be one nation under God. A phrase that they would like to get rid of after radical. Again, I don't think we're going to get rid of that, right? We're not letting them get rid of that. I want to thank a man of incredible faith who's with us, Speaker Mike Johnson, for being here. He's done an incredible job. Thank you, Mike, very much. We're uh working very hard on a great big beautiful bill. Beautiful bill. And

9:11 we're trying to come up with a name. And I said, why don't we just call it the great big beautiful bill? Yeah. So, we're going to Brett Guthrie who's fantastic guy and Chairman Smith. Everybody knows Chairman Smith. He's the most knowledgeable person on taxes and finances there is. To be updated on the progress of the one big beautiful bill. We love that bill. I won't like it if it doesn't pass. Neither when you doesn't pass, your taxes are going to go up 68%. So, think of it. 68. And this is a religious ceremony to me, but that I that's part of the religion because if your taxes go up 68%, you might give up your religion. You might have no

9:56 choice. You'd be working too hard to try and make it. And that's the Democrats. That's what they'll give you. They'll vote against it. It's not even believable. It's called Trump derangement syndrome because honestly they uh everything in there is good for Democrats, Republicans, and everybody else. These will be the biggest tax cuts in American history with 100% expensing, which is something that people cannot believe they're getting. We did it in the last one and we had the most successful economy in my first four years that we've ever had the history of our country. And expensing was one of the things that led to that. And it's 100% expensing for companies investing in America and increasing take-home pay for the typical family by

10:43 thousands of dollars a year. And uh to show you how middle income this is, there'll be no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, no tax for the great seniors in social security. So you have no tax on social security for our great seniors. And we have uh full deduction for interest. If you buy a car that's made in America, you get an interest rate deduction. That's going to be got to be made in America. If it's not made in America, we really don't care if you buy it or not. But it's made in America. We want you to buy it. We make the best cars anyway. Things are moving along very well. And I just wanted to say the final details are coming together and they're coming together rapidly. And I think we're right on schedule, Mike, and

11:28 everyone. And I want to thank you and this group and all of the people that are over there right now, not in the sun. They're working on the bill. This bill, it will be the biggest bill ever passed in the history of and I set up a DOJ task force, which is really a big thing. And Dan, you're going to be involved in it to eradicate anti-Christian bias. You haven't heard that there's anti-Christian bias also. And in just a few moments, I'll also be signing an executive order creating a presidential commission on religious liberty, which is really why we're here more than any other reason. Many of the new commissioners are here with us, including people that have been with me from the beginning.

12:16 Uh the chairman is Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, whose idea this was. And stand up. What a great guy. What a great political person. He's a amazing politician, Lieutenant Governor, and he's a very a man of great religion. Thank you very much. As well as Dr. Ben Carson. Ben, I don't have to say. He's been with me from the beginning. You know, he was campaigning against me originally. Can I tell that, sir? You mind? Are you sure you know what? Cuz he was campaigning. He was very effective. And he was going out in the bowls and and u he looked at me

13:02 about three or four debates in and he said, "You know you're going to win by a lot, don't you?" This was during 2016. And I said, "What do you mean, man? What do you mean you're campaigning? Don't say that, man. You're campaigning. You have a shot." He was a little bit behind to get this. He won far enough, but he said, "You know, you're going to win. These people can't beat you. Nobody's going to be able to beat you." I said, "Why?" He said, "Because God is with you." I said, "That's nice." And he said, "Once again in the church, remember that man?" He pulled me over. He said, "Remember what I told you? God is with you." And we went on to win three times.

13:50 We did great the second round. We won the second time. Everybody knows it. But we made it too big to rig the third time. Too big to So I want to thank Ben who has been with me right right from the beginning. You're an amazing person and you gave us a green. He wanted to do an interview and I knew him as a very I mean everybody sort of knows him, right? what he wanted. He said, "You know, they don't really understand the real Trump. I want to do it." And he did the nicest interview. He talked about things that nobody ever asked me. And a lot of people watched it. I was a little surprised. He's got his own network and he's he's got he's become seriously rich. He said, "I'll put it on Merit." He said, "What the hell is Merit?"

14:36 That's my network. I said, "Well, I did it as a favor for him, but it turned out to be a favorite for me because so many people, millions and millions of people watched it. Would you like to say a few words or you shy?" Uh, Mr. President, I I can't tell you first off how proud I am to see religion coming back to the White House. Uh, God bless you. God bless you for doing this. And let me tell you, it's not a popular thing to do in America uh right now. And uh Speaker Johnson and uh is here and you know, he's a a man of religion. But uh you know, I've sat with President Trump with no cameras around, nobody listening, nobody watching. And

15:22 I'm telling you, this is a man of deep faith, a man of deep conviction. And this this is a man that wants this country to to have a heart and have religion. And God bless America for giving us President Donald Trump. And nobody's listening and nobody's looking. This man cares about every single person in America, independent of race, color, creed, uh whatever. And it comes from the heart with him. And I am proud to call him my president. And God bless you. He loves us. He loves us. Think of it where you are now. So beautiful. But you're It's so nice because here you are

16:08 this unbelievable setting. I think no setting like it in the world. When you add up the importance. I take people into the Oval Office and the biggest people, foreign leaders, uh, Princeton and Michigan. I love them. They were great, by the way. They said, "We don't want to die." I said, "You want to die?" They said, "We don't want to die." They said, "What about the 38 Virgins?" They said, "That's nonsense. We don't know anything about it." And we won the state of Michigan, speaker, by a tremendous, and we had tremendous support. But we have uh some people in the audience and Ralph, come on up. Get up here, Ralph. If you see anybody, just get them up here because these are people that have been uh just unbelievable supporters of what we're

16:55 doing and doing it right. And I'd like to start by asking uh Paul White to lead us in prayer to start off. And each person is going to say a few words of prayer. Thank you. Thank you, President Trump. You are truly the greatest champion of faith we've ever had. Can someone say [Applause] amen? Just a few words. What a sacred and historic moment to stand in the Rose Garden in the people's house. And President Trump has graciously welcomed us in surrounded by leaders of faith and government from every background and every tradition to honor what anchors us all and that is prayer. We are here

17:42 because we understand the power of prayer. Today is not about symbolism. It is about substance. And we gather because we believe in this power of prayer to bring peace in the storm, clarity in chaos and confusion, unity in division, and strength and weakness. Prayer is not a religious act. It's a national necessity. And as senior advisor to President Trump of the newly created and historic White House Faith Office, I do carry a great responsibility to ensure that the voice of faith is not only heard but also honored at the highest levels of government. And under President Donald Trump's leadership, faith has not been

18:27 pushed aside. It has been brought back to where it always belongs and that is center. We'd be here forever, but I can tell you a few things. In just the last 100 days, over a thousand faith leaders have come into the White House. Think about that. We've had an ifar dinner, a Passover, an Easter, many briefings, listening sections, work working sessions. And they're not here for ceremony, but they're here for collaboration, creating and crafting policy, and sharing their hearts. Religious liberty, combating anti-semitic, anti-Christian, and any additional forms of religious bias, promoting foster care and adoption in partnership with faith-based entities.

19:13 Then we have great health and fostering minds and flourishing minds. The president has provided us with an incredible staff and I got to brag on them for one second. Jenny Corn, our faith director, please stand. Jackson Lane, our faith engagement, please stand. Martin, our Jewish engagement, please stand. Kelsey, our policy advisor, please stand. Dave Donaldson, our grants coordinator, please stand. And that is just here in the White House under the executive office of the president. He says faith matters and he knows the heart of the American people. Executive orders were signed to end the weaponization of government against people of faith, including parents, traditional Catholics that were spied on by the FBI, pro-life advocates.

19:58 Protections were restored for service members and healthcare workers that stood firm for their beliefs. And my iPad broke, so I'm making sure that I stick to everything and go over the notes. Sorry for the licking of the fingers. And America is once again seen as a moral and a spiritual leader on the global stage. This, I can say unequivocally, and I'm going to pray, is the fruit of a president who welcomes God into this into the very center of decision making. Now, let's pray. Father God, we come before you in the name of Jesus with open hearts and a surrender. Marco's doing such a good job. Get up here, please. If somebody's keeping him,

20:44 somebody's helping him. Come on up. I want to thank you, Marjorie. Come on up here, Marry. Where's Pastor Pastor? Come on up. Come on up. Yes. Some people that have been from the beginning. Yes. Come on up, Mark. Then anybody else feels that they should be here. Where is Gary? Gary Ber. Gary here. Come on, Gary. Gary won't take up too much room. I had Ohio State here and I had yesterday the Philadelphia Eagles here. So, they took up a little more room than

21:29 Gary. I got very good at this. Good Gary, nice to see you. and all of you. I just really appreciate everything you've everything you've done. Yes, Jenny. That would have been terrible. Glad we saw that. Rodney, come on up. Come on up. This is built to hold a lot of people. Thank you. That's great. So I could ask please Rabbi uh it didn't take long. Two days later unanimous vote in the House of Representatives. Uh Congress worked together well because they knew that priority. They knew we're a nation of

22:16 faith. It's in our DNA. We are one nation under God as the president said. Thank you for your leadership, sir. Let me pray. Heavenly Father, thank you so much for the friends and the faithful gathered here in Roseart in this beautiful place. We thank you for your extraordinary blessings upon our nation almost 250 years now as we near the great anniversary. This grand experiment in self-governance that you've given us. God, we are reminded of the admonitions of the founding fathers, our first president, George Washington. We remind us that of all dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports. They understood God that we had your favor because we understood our place before you. That our rights did not derive from government but from you

23:01 and that those inalienable rights and alienable rights cannot be taken away. So father we commit our nation to you. We ask you for wisdom, discernment, and stamina for the president, for the vice president JD Vance, for everyone in the cabinet, and all the leaders in Congress, and all these faith leaders here assembled in this garden, and all the Americans around the around the country who look to you for guidance, who trust you for your protection, and who humbly bow before you ask for your guidance, your blessing as we continue to bless you. We ask that, pray, and I believe this all in Jesus name. Amen. Bishop Robert Barry is

23:52 well thank you very much Mr. president for the formation of this commission which I think is of extraordinary significance for our country and thank you to so many of the top leaders of our country who are here which show the priority you give to this very important thing and with that let us pray. Heavenly Father, sovereign king, we bless you, we praise you and we thank you for all your benefits to our country. We know that the rights we enjoy to life, to liberty, to the pursuit of happiness are given not by government or popular consensus, but by you. We acknowledge, Lord, that since just law is grounded in moral law and moral law and eternal law, we are indeed a nation under God.

24:39 Today is a great day made even more memorable by the cedan in the name of God the entirely merciful especially merciful. Oh God the source of peace the star of wisdom the one who is near to all who call upon you with sincerity. We pause and turn to you with hearts of humble in gratitude and hope. Bless and guide our nation, our leaders, our service members and their families. Guide us to the straight path, the path of those whom you have blessed, not the path of those who incur anger, nor of those who go astray. Fill our hearts with hope that does not waver, faith

25:27 that does not falter, and compassion that conquers fear. bestow upon our leaders discerning minds, courageous hearts, and a commitment to justice, mercy, peace, and righteousness. To spurn out of the mercy of God. Surely God is the most forgiving, the most merciful. Fill the hearts of the weary with your mercy. Heal the wounds of division among us. Oh God of justice and compassion. Remember all who suffer from conflict and oppression. Strengthen the mothers who grieve. Uplift the father who despair and shelter the children who yearn for

26:14 peace. Oh sustainer of the universe. Grant us vision to see a globe free from hatred and injustice. And grant us the strength to strive for it with humility and perseverance. remind us oh God. Thank you very much. That was something to hear something. So thank you all. This has been an incredible day. I'm going to uh now ask the musicians who are so wonderful and talented and loyal to our country to conclude this celebration by leading us in two more songs. and I will then simultaneously

27:00 begin the process of signing the commission and signing the commissioners to uh join me everyone who's not on the stage that's a part of it please come up and I just want to say this was a great honor this was a great day we could not have asked for more beautiful weather that's for sure and uh I want to thank you all for being here we're bringing back religion in our country and we're bringing it back as I said bigger and better and stronger than ever before. Thank you all very much. Musician stage. Thank you. If you can stand.

27:54 Yeah.