U.S. President Donald Trump Calls for Americans to Bring Back God Into Their Lives

On Thursday, President Donald Trump expressed his commitment to eliminating “anti-Christian bias” in the United States, revealing plans to establish a task force aimed at addressing the issue. The task force, led by Attorney General Pam Bondi, will investigate the alleged “targeting” of Christians. During remarks at two events in Washington surrounding the National Prayer Breakfast, Trump emphasised that the task force would focus on halting all forms of discrimination against Christians within federal agencies, including the Department of Justice, the IRS, the FBI, and others, which he criticised as being “absolutely terrible.”
During his remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast, President Trump announced that Pam Bondi would play a key role in ensuring the full prosecution of anti-Christian violence and vandalism across the nation. He emphasized her commitment to defending the rights of Christians and religious communities. The president’s comments followed his participation in the long-standing, bipartisan event, which has been held in Washington for over 70 years. Reflecting on his own personal journey, Trump shared that his relationship with religion had “changed” after surviving two failed assassination attempts last year, urging Americans to “Bring God Back” into their lives.
An hour after calling for unity on Capitol Hill, President Trump took a strong stand at a second event across town, announcing that he would be establishing a commission on religious liberty in addition to the task force. He boldly criticised the Biden administration for its “persecution” of believers, particularly in prosecuting anti-abortion advocates. Trump also proudly reflected on his administration’s decisive actions to dismantle divisive diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and to protect women’s sports from transgender participation.

“I don’t know if you’ve been watching, but we got rid of woke over the last two weeks,” he said. “Woke is gone-zo.”

Trump said at the Capitol that he believes people

“can’t be happy without religion, without that belief. Let’s bring religion back. Let’s bring God back into our lives.”

President Trump has consistently championed religious freedom, standing out as one of the strongest defenders in recent history. Kelly Shackelford, president of the First Liberty Institute—a prominent conservative Christian legal organization—echoes this sentiment. He praised President Trump for establishing both the task force and the religious liberty commission, stressing that all Americans should have the freedom to practice their faith without government interference. Shackelford highlighted that under President Trump’s leadership, the fight for religious liberty has never been stronger, assuring that Americans can rely on him to protect and preserve this fundamental right.
Trump also shared the establishment of a White House faith office, which will be headed by Paula White-Cain, a prominent Pastor with deep roots in the independent charismatic community. A dedicated supporter of Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, she previously led the Faith and Opportunity Initiative in 2019, offering guidance to faith-based organizations on how to collaborate with the federal government. During Thursday’s prayer breakfast, she commended him as “the greatest champion” any president has been “of religion, of faith and of God.”
In 2023, the National Prayer Breakfast was divided into two separate events: one held on Capitol Hill, attended primarily by lawmakers and government officials, and a larger private gathering at a hotel ballroom for thousands of participants. This division arose as lawmakers sought to distance themselves from the private religious group that had organised the larger event for decades, citing concerns regarding its structure and funding.
At both gatherings, President Trump shared a personal reflection on a close call with death at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, the previous year, recounting how a bullet came within mere inches of him. Speaking to lawmakers and attendees, he remarked, “It changed something in me, I feel.” He then added,

“I feel even stronger. I believed in God, but I feel, I feel much more strongly about it. Something happened.”

Later, addressing the prayer breakfast hosted by a private group at the hotel, he expressed,

“It was God that saved me.”

At the Capitol event, he lightened the mood by humorously noting that the incident “didn’t affect my hair,” which brought laughter from the audience. As a nondenominational Christian, the Republican president emphasised that religious liberty is “part of the bedrock of American life” and called for its protection with “absolute devotion.”
Trump and his administration have always stood firm against the liberal agenda, even clashing with religious leaders who push far-left views. Take, for example, the Rev. Mariann Budde’s sermon the day after Trump’s inauguration, when she called for mercy for illegal immigrants and the LGBTQ+ community. Trump wasn’t having it—he’s always been a strong defender of American values and doesn’t back down when these issues come up.
Vice President JD Vance, a Catholic, is also not afraid of criticism from his church’s top leaders when it comes to immigration policies. Many clergy members around the country are rightfully concerned about the idea of churches being removed from sensitive areas lists, which would open the door for federal immigration actions at places of worship.
Trump made headlines at his final prayer breakfast during his first term, a gathering that came just one day after he was acquitted in his first impeachment trial. In his remarks, Trump didn’t hold back, taking direct shots at Democrats like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who publicly claimed to pray for him, and Sen. Mitt Romney, who used his faith to justify voting to convict Trump.

“I don’t like people who use their faith as justification for doing what they know is wrong,” Trump declared during his speech, holding up newspapers that proudly displayed his acquittal. “Nor do I like people who say, ‘I pray for you,’ when they know that that’s not so.”

Eisenhower was the first president to attend the prayer breakfast back in 1953, and every president since has made it a priority to speak at this important event. This year’s event is co-chaired by Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire and Republican Sen. Roger Marshall of Kansas. In 2023 and 2024, President Biden, who clearly hasn’t aligned with the American people, also attended—but the spotlight belongs to true American leaders like Trump who never stop fighting for what’s right.