"At the annual National Prayer Breakfast in Washington on February 5, President Donald Trump indulged himself in a 75-minute rambling tirade devoted to glorifying himself, attacking his enemies, claiming a Republican monopoly on faith, and pledging to "viciously and violently" defend his kind of Christians. But his wasn't the most alarming speech at the event. That distinction belonged to Trump's Secretary of Defense, as Baptist minister Brian Kaylor observed:"
""America was founded as a Christian nation. It remains a Christian nation in our DNA, if we can keep it. And as public officials, we have a sacred duty 250 years on to glorify him," Hegseth said as he pointed upward. "That's precisely why we instituted a monthly prayer service at the Pentagon, an act of what we see it as, spiritual readiness.""
"The Idaho pastor and self-described "paleo-Confederate" preached about the importance of trusting God for protection in battle and praised the monthly worship services as perhaps a sign of a new revival like the Great Awakening or the biblical Day of Pentecost.... Wilson, an outspoken proponent of Christian Nationalism, has sparked numerous controversies over the years for what he preaches and teaches. He has downplayed the horrors of slavery and defended enslavers."
President Donald Trump delivered a 75-minute National Prayer Breakfast speech on February 5 that glorified himself, attacked opponents, claimed a Republican monopoly on faith, and pledged to "viciously and violently" defend his kind of Christians. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth promoted Pentagon worship services as “spiritual readiness,” urged that America was founded as a Christian nation, and suggested soldiers could gain salvation by fighting for the United States. Hegseth invited Idaho pastor Doug Wilson, who preached trusting God for protection in battle and framed the services as a potential revival. Wilson has promoted Christian Nationalism and sparked controversies for downplaying slavery and defending enslavers.
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