By Molly Goddard
9:44am PDT, Apr 18, 2025
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Donald Trump believes Christians are being discriminated against.
Ahead of Easter weekend, the president gave remarks during a Wednesday, April 16, evening prayer service and dinner held at the White House, where he claimed previous administrations were not supportive of followers of the specific religion.
Keep reading for the bold statements Trump made during his Holy Week speech…
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With several faith leaders and prominent
Christian figures in attendance, Donald Trump took to the podium to emphasize what a staunch advocate he is for their community.
"This is really — I hope — going to be one of the great Easters ever because we have something going that I don't think this country has seen in 100 years. And as we gather with family and friends, we'll not forget the true source of our joy and our strength: America has put our trust in God," the Republican preached. "It will always be 'In God We Trust.' We will never change that."
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Donald Trump's address then turned to the people who have been critical of the religion and it's role in
government and policy.
"You know there's a movement to change it," he claimed. "It won't happen. We won't let that happen. Can you imagine a movement to change that?"
Trump then called out his predecessors for not standing up for Christians during their time in office: "We had nobody fighting for our Christians in other parts of the world, that were being so incredibly destroyed, killed, injured, hurt. But they died, so many died. You wouldn't think that could happen in this time — in this modern time," he alleged.
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After expressing his dismay at the alleged prejudice against Christians, Donald Trump revealed he put together a Justice Department task force and established the White House Faith Office to protect the religion.
"You don't hear about that very much, but there is anti-Christian bias," the right-winger noted. "With God's help we can overcome every challenge, triumph over every evil and restore the spirit of faith in the United States for generations to come. We have a very simple slogan: 'Make
America Great Again,' and that's exactly what we're doing."
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In a statement to
Fox News Digital, Director of the White House Faith Office
Jennifer Korn emphasized how important the Easter holiday is to Donald Trump's administration and how they "wanted to start out the week very on the right foot."
"President Trump released that proclamation to make sure that we're honoring Easter with the observance that it deserves," she said.
In a personal proclamation from the businessman through the office, he made it clear he and his wife, First Lady
Melania Trump, will be partaking in holiday celebrations throughout the weekend.
"This Holy Week, Melania and I join in prayer with Christians celebrating the crucifixion and resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ — the living son of God who conquered death, freed us from sin and unlocked the gates of heaven for all of humanity," he said.
