While Trump’s post has gained attention from all sides, many comments were in agreement with the president and offered prayers for him and his family. Some characterized it as a welcomed change from last year when former President Joe Biden proclaimed March 31 as “Transgender Day of Visibility,” which happened to fall on Easter Sunday.
One person argued, “Christians are getting played so hard by this administration and they don’t even know it.”
“As a Christian I appreciate the words said here, believe me I do,” another said. “My prayer is that the president as well as others in his cabinet will actually live by these words.”
The 2025 presidential message said, “We pray that America will remain a beacon of faith, hope, and freedom for the entire world, and we pray to achieve a future that reflects the truth, beauty, and goodness of Christ’s eternal kingdom in Heaven.”
Faith Groups Continue To Fight the Trump Administration, Despite a White House Faith Office
Within the first month of his second term as president, Trump established a new White House Faith Office to recommend policies to the president “that affect the ability of faith-based entities, community organizations, and houses of worship to serve families and communities.”
Paula White, who leads the White House Faith Office, had her own message for Passover. She told viewers that Holy Week is “your divine appointment for the release of seven supernatural blessings and provision into your life.” With ads running throughout the Passover message, White appeared to connect these “blessings” with the financial support of her ministry.
Despite the White House Faith Office, faith-based organizations have been fighting against several of Trump’s actions since he took office, mostly due to his freezing—and unfreezing—of funds and his immigration policy changes. Some suggest that Trump targets organizations that go against his own agenda.
Ongoing lawsuits address how funds that would have gone to partners with the government to resettle refugees have been frozen, halting work and resulting in mass layoffs. Other suits address Trump’s allowing immigration raids at “sensitive locations,” including houses of worship.
American people, religious leaders, and even writers on “Saturday Night Live” continue to highlight discrepancies they see between Trump’s words and his actions as president.
“Comparing myself to the Son of God once again,” said James Austin Johnson as he portrayed President Trump in the opening sketch of “Saturday Night Live” this past weekend.
Johnson, as Trump, argued to “never mix religion with commerce” as he promoted his “God Bless the USA Bible.”
“Some people only go to church on Christmas and Easter. Not me. I don’t go on those days either,” Johnson continued as Trump. “But I love to pray. I pray a lot. I pray so much, they call me ‘predator.'”
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