{"id":2425920,"date":"2025-04-21T17:56:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T21:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-vows-to-bring-religion-back-at-white-house-easter-egg-roll-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-21T18:00:21","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T22:00:21","slug":"trump-vows-to-bring-religion-back-at-white-house-easter-egg-roll-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-vows-to-bring-religion-back-at-white-house-easter-egg-roll-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump vows to \u2018bring religion back\u2019 at White House Easter Egg Roll &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-vows-to-bring-religion-back-at-white-house-easter-egg-roll-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2425920&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>During the White House Easter Egg Roll event, President Donald Trump proclaimed his intention to &#8220;bring religion back to America,&#8221; shortly after Pope Francis&#8217;s death was announced. Trump emphasized the importance of Easter, stating that it honors Jesus Christ and reflects a rekindling of faith in the nation. He expressed that his administration has been working to revive religious values, linking it to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-starts-at-57-10-points-above-his-best-ever-rating-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump starts at 57%, 10 points above his best...ever rating ... Washington Examiner\">positive public response<\/a> to his leadership.<\/p>\n<p>The president also took a moment to honor Pope Francis, describing him as a &#8220;good man&#8221; and ordering flags to be flown at half-staff in tribute. Trump&#8217;s statements where made amid a festive atmosphere, where he also shared traditional Easter greetings and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">criticized ongoing legal challenges<\/a> against his immigration policies. this year&#8217;s Easter message on social media reflected his political stance, aimed at both the left and the judiciary, framing ongoing legal disputes as a significant threat to national well-being.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump vows to &lsquo;bring religion back&rsquo; at White House Easter Egg Roll<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2075149\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> declared that his administration is &ldquo;bringing religion back to America&rdquo; during remarks at the annual White House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/easter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Easter\">Easter<\/a> Egg Roll on Monday, just hours after the Vatican announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pope-francis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Pope Francis\">Pope Francis&rsquo;s death<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Easter is special, and it&rsquo;s one of our favorite days. It&rsquo;s one of our favorite periods of time. We&rsquo;re honoring Jesus Christ,&rdquo; Trump, joined by first lady <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/melania-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Melania Trump\">Melania Trump<\/a> and the Easter Bunny, said from the South Portico of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"White House\">White House<\/a>. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re bringing religion back in America. We&rsquo;re bringing a lot of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/search-and-rescue-teams-at-site-of-indonesian-plane-crash\/\" title=\"Search and rescue teams at site of Indonesian plane crash\">things back<\/a>, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/religion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"religion\">religion<\/a> is coming back to America. That&rsquo;s why you see the kind of numbers that you see.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3386791\/trump-pope-francis-funeral-rome\/\">Trump traveling to Rome to attend funeral services for Pope Francis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3386618\/trump-joke-biden-easter-bunny-reporters-2022-white-house-egg-roll\/\">Trump jokes he doesn&rsquo;t need the Easter Bunny to save him from reporters, unlike Biden<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3386476\/karoline-leavitt-abrego-garcia-shame-on-chris-van-hollen\/\">Karoline Leavitt blasts support for Abrego Garcia: &#8216;Shame on Sen. Chris Van Hollen&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a>: &#8220;We&#8217;re honoring Jesus Christ and we&#8217;re going to honor Jesus Christ very powerfully throughout our lives &hellip; not just now, all throughout our lives.&#8221; &#128591; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aS6QIDBY5G\">pic.twitter.com\/aS6QIDBY5G<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/1914336026316648642?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 21, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Before diving into the Easter festivities on the South Lawn, Trump paused to honor Francis.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He was a good man, worked hard, he loved the world,&rdquo; the president said, announcing that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3385814\/trump-remembrance-pope-francis-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"he had ordered U.S. and state flags to be flown at half-staff\">he ordered U.S. and state flags to be flown at half-staff<\/a> in tribute to Francis, who died earlier in the day.<\/p>\n<p>The Vatican confirmed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-dropping-most-jan-6-obstruction-charges-in-pending-cases-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"DOJ dropping most Jan. 6 obstruction charges in pending cases ... Washington Examiner\">pope&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s death just one day after he greeted crowds in St. Peter&rsquo;s Square following Easter Mass and met with Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"JD Vance\">JD Vance<\/a>. The pope&rsquo;s passing added a somber note to an otherwise <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/port-au-prince-jazz-fest-postponed-due-to-haiti-gang-violence\/\" title=\"Port...au...Prince Jazz Fest Postponed Due to Haiti Gang Violence\">festive event<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>When she entered the White House in 2017, Melania Trump became the first Catholic first lady since Jacqueline Kennedy.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s remarks added to the growing theme of faith he adopted following the assassination attempt he survived last year.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Former President Donald Trump, Republican presidential candidate, is surrounded by Secret Service agents as he is helped off the stage at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, July 13, 2024. (AP Photo\/Gene J. Puskar, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;I believe that my life was saved that day in Butler for a very good reason,&rdquo; he said during a joint session of Congress this year. &ldquo;I was saved by God to make America great again. I believe that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>On Easter Sunday, Trump shared a traditional holiday message on Truth Social: &ldquo;May this day be full of Peace and Joy for all who celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. HE IS RISEN!!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He also used the holiday to deliver a political message, criticizing the constant barrage of legal assaults aimed at halting his immigration efforts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3385814\/trump-remembrance-pope-francis-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>TRUMP ORDERS FLAGS LOWERED FOR POPE FRANCIS TO HALF-STAFF TO HONOR &lsquo;GOOD MAN&rsquo;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Happy Easter to all, including the Radical Left Lunatics who are fighting and scheming so hard to bring Murderers, Drug Lords, Dangerous Prisoners, the Mentally Insane, and well known MS-13 Gang Members and Wife Beaters back into our Country,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Happy Easter also to the WEAK and INEFFECTIVE Judges and Law Enforcement Officials who are allowing this sinister attack on our Nation to continue, an attack so violent that it will never be forgotten!&rdquo; he added. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2075149\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2075149\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump promises to restore religion in America at Easter event<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2678,"featured_media":2425921,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/President-Trump-easter-egg-roll.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[53811,10248,3634,32076,32127],"class_list":["post-2425920","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-easter-egg-roll","tag-religion","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/President-Trump-easter-egg-roll.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2425920","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2678"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2425920"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2425920\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2425924,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2425920\/revisions\/2425924"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2425921"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2425920"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2425920"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2425920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}