Ahead of the first 2024 presidential debate tonight (June 27), several high-profile evangelical figures gathered on an “emergency” conference call to pray for Donald Trump. The former president and current Republican frontrunner also spoke during the June 26 call.
Televangelist Paula White-Cain, a former Trump adviser, arranged the prayer meeting through her National Faith Advisory Board. On X (formerly Twitter) Intercessors for America posted audio of the 40-minute call.
Faith leaders who prayed during the teleconference included Jack Graham, pastor of Prestonwood Baptist Church in Dallas, and Jentezen Franklin, pastor of Free Chapel Church in Gainesville, Georgia. Rabbi Pinchas Taylor, executive director of the American Faith Coalition, also spoke.
Jack Graham Prays for Trump to Win ‘In Jesus’ Name’
Graham said because tonight’s presidential debate is on CNN, moderators will be biased against Trump. But the Dallas pastor, a former Southern Baptist Convention president, said God will “give President Trump the words and the wisdom that he needs to respond, and he’s going to confound those who oppose him.”
Graham called Trump “a warrior” for Christians. “He’s standing for us and always has and representing the principles and the precepts of God’s Word that we so strongly believe,” said the pastor. He prayed for Trump to win both the debate and the election “in Jesus’ name” and for God to overcome darkness, evil, and “every strategy of the enemy.”
During his prayer, Franklin prayed for Trump to have “the mind of the learned” and “the tongue of the wise” during tonight’s debate: “Let the spectators hear that man knows what he’s talking about; he can fix our economy; he can help our nation; he will defend our freedom; he will stand for what is right; he loves this nation.” The pastor also asked God to reveal the “wickedness” and “evil intent” of incumbent Joe Biden.
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White-Cain, who called Trump “a dear friend” with “the absolute best presidency in our lifetime,” prayed Scripture over him. She asked God to “fill him with your Spirit according to Acts [4:31] and he will speak with boldness, he will have the mind of Christ according to Philippians 2:5.” White-Cain also proclaimed that God had “anointed” Trump “for this assignment supernaturally.”
Donald Trump: ‘I Defended Your Christian Heritage’
Before pastors prayed for him, Trump warned what would happen to America if Biden is re-elected in November. “America is being destroyed” by the current administration, Trump asserted.
“Pro-life grandmothers are being thrown in jail,” and Christians face prosecution by their own government. “The Left is trying to shame Christians, silence you, demoralize you, and keep you out of politics,” Trump told listeners. “If Joe Biden gets back in, Christianity will not be safe.”
The former president touted his accomplishments while in office, saying, “In the first four years, we defended religious liberty like nobody has ever defended it before.” As an example, the 45th president said he “stopped the IRS from using the Johnson Amendment,” which bars churches from engaging in political activity. That law remains in place, however.
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