{"id":2586237,"date":"2026-04-01T16:47:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T20:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-highlights-day-of-prayer-at-national-mall-next-month\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T16:49:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T20:49:15","slug":"trump-highlights-day-of-prayer-at-national-mall-next-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-highlights-day-of-prayer-at-national-mall-next-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump highlights &#8216;day of prayer&#8217; at National Mall next month"},"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\">20<\/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-highlights-day-of-prayer-at-national-mall-next-month%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=2586237&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>President Donald Trump highlighted an upcoming National Mall day of prayer and praise on May 17, 2026, inviting all Americans to participate from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. as part of the Rededicate 250 effort tied to the United States\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americas-250th-birthday-will-be-a-commemoration-not-celebration-in-virginia-because-leftists-dont-think-its-worth-celebrating\/\" title=\"...\u2019s 250th Birthday Will Be A \u2018Commemoration,\u2019 Not \u2018Celebration\u2019 In Virginia Because Leftists Don\u2019t Think It\u2019s Worth Celebrating\">250th anniversary<\/a>. The event will feature <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wow-stop-the-steal-arrivesthe-hour-of-action-video\/\" title=\"WOW! Stop The Steal Arrives\u2026The Hour Of Action[Video]\">faith leaders<\/a> and organizations such as Samaritan\u2019s Purse, CatholicVote, Concerned Women for America, and Hallow.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement followed Trump\u2019s Easter brunch with faith leaders during Holy Week, where he noted the meaning of good Friday and the resurrection on Easter Sunday. The Rededicate 250 initiative traces back to ancient proclamations by george Washington and the Continental Congress,linking the current celebration to days of public thanksgiving and prayer in 1789.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the May 17 observance, the article notes other milestone anniversary events on the National Mall, including the Great american State Fair (June 26-July 10), the Fourth of July fireworks, the opening of the Teddy Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota, and an IndyCar race (August 22-23). The white House directed the Washington Examiner to comment on Trump\u2019s remarks at the Easter brunch, and the piece features accompanying social media posts from Trump and the POTUS.  <\/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 highlights &lsquo;day of prayer&rsquo; at National Mall next month with faith leaders<\/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\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2549686\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> highlighted a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >major upcoming event<\/a> for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/christianity\/\">Christianity<\/a> in the nation&rsquo;s capital next month.<\/p>\n<p>Trump hosted an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/easter\/\">Easter<\/a> brunch with several faith leaders on Wednesday, the middle of Holy Week. Trump said Good Friday marks the death of Jesus Christ, followed by the &ldquo;miracle&rdquo; of Jesus&rsquo;s resurrection on Easter Sunday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/space\/4512879\/trump-artemis-launch-us-winning\/\">Trump says Artemis II launch is sign US is &#8216;WINNING, in Space, on Earth, and everywhere&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4512810\/trump-pressured-nato-ukraine-supplies-iran-war\/\">Trump pressured NATO allies with Ukraine supplies over Iran war: Report<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4512660\/trump-demand-congress-pass-ice-cbp-funding-bill-june-1\/\">Trump demands Congress pass ICE and Border Patrol funding bill by June 1<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;And May 17, I&rsquo;m inviting every American to the National Mall for a day of prayer and praise and thanksgiving,&rdquo; Trump said, drawing applause from attendees. &ldquo;And as we approach America&rsquo;s 250th anniversary, it&rsquo;s going to be something really special.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump previously highlighted this event, Rededicate 250, at <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4445564\/trump-god-national-prayer-breakfast\/\">the National Prayer Breakfast<\/a> in February, inviting attendees to &ldquo;rededicate themselves as &lsquo;one nation under God.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> hosts an Easter Brunch with National Faith Leaders to commemorate Holy Week &#127482;&#127480; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XYF3VBnDws\">pic.twitter.com\/XYF3VBnDws<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Margo Martin (@MargoMartin47) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MargoMartin47\/status\/2039410570860937392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 1, 2026<\/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> <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&ldquo;On May 17, I&rsquo;m inviting every American to the National Mall for a day of prayer&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a> &#127482;&#127480; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/45I6qoGbTy\">pic.twitter.com\/45I6qoGbTy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Margo Martin (@MargoMartin47) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MargoMartin47\/status\/2039413386002173963?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 1, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/freedom250.org\/rededication250\">Rededicate 250<\/a> is on the 250th anniversary of May 17, 1776, a day the Continental Congress dedicated to &ldquo;fasting, humiliation and prayer,&rdquo; which then-General <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/founders.archives.gov\/documents\/Washington\/03-04-02-0243\">George Washington recognized<\/a>. Washington later assigned Nov. 26 to be <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/founders.archives.gov\/documents\/Washington\/05-04-02-0091\">a day of public thanksgiving and prayer in 1789<\/a>, when he was serving as president.<\/p>\n<p>The event on May 17 will be held <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">on the National Mall from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/freedom250\/america-prays\/\">Participating organizations<\/a><\/span>  include: Samaritan&rsquo;s Purse, CatholicVote, Concerned Women for America, and Hallow.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4508947\/netanyahu-latin-patriarch-jerusalem-holy-sepulchre\/\"><strong>NETANYAHU GRANTS LATIN PATRIARCH &lsquo;FULL AND IMMEDIATE ACCESS&rsquo; TO JERUSALEM&rsquo;S HOLY SEPULCHRE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rededicate 250 is <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/freedom250.org\/events-calendar\">one of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iranian-dissidents-slam-nominee-for-top-defense-post\/\" title=\"Iranian Dissidents Slam Nominee for Top Defense Post\">multiple events<\/a> <\/a>the U.S. is hosting for its landmark 250th anniversary. The National Mall is also hosting the Great American State Fair from June 26 through July 10, as well as the annual fireworks display on July 4.<\/p>\n<p>Other events tied to the nation&rsquo;s milestone anniversary include the grand opening of the Teddy Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora, North Dakota, and an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4485493\/trump-freedom-250-unveils-indycar-race-track-national-mall-dc\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4485493\">IndyCar race in Washington, D.C.<\/a>, from Aug. 22 through Aug. 23.<\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\">White House<\/a> directed the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s comments at the Easter brunch when asked for additional comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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 highlights National Mall day of prayer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2586238,"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\/2026\/04\/AP26090785910073-e1775071989183.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[76983,4864,76275,5894,3634],"class_list":["post-2586237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-day-of-prayer","tag-event","tag-national-mall-2","tag-politics","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26090785910073-e1775071989183.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2586237","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2586237"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2586237\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2586241,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2586237\/revisions\/2586241"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2586238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2586237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2586237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2586237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}