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Trump administration pushes narrative of Christian founding at rally

The daylong prayer event featured speakers from President Trump’s Cabinet and a program that drew connections between the nation’s founding and Christianity.

(Alex Kent | The New York Times) Attendees at Rededicate 250: A National Jubilee of Prayer, Praise & Thanksgiving, in Washington on Sunday, May 17, 2026. Thousands of people gathered on the National Mall on Sunday for a daylong rally blending Christian prayer and political fervor, a gathering President Donald Trump had touted as an opportunity to “rededicate America as one nation under God.”