Trump Opens Prayer Breakfast With Shock Attacks On Christian Conservatives And Democrats

Thursday’s National Prayer Breakfast saw Trump in rare combative form. He highlighted his frustration with conservative Republicans who, in his view, block even the simplest measures on religion and governance.

At the same time, he painted Democrats as obstacles to faith-centered initiatives, suggesting their opposition runs counter to the values of voters who care about religion.

“I get these calls from Mike [Johnson], ‘Sir, could you speak to so-and-so?’ Three o’clock in the morning,” Trump said. “We have two types. We have the type that goes along with us all the way. And then we have the type that needs a little love all the time, no matter what it is. For the easiest thing on religion or Republicanism, they always make it difficult, but they always get there.”

Trump singled out Rep. Thomas Massie for repeated defiance. “We have one that doesn’t get there, we have one guy. He’s an automatic no. No matter what we do—even the greatest tax cuts in history—he votes against. Now, no matter what we do, this moron, no matter what it is, we could put them all together, I think, Mike, what would you say the top five things? Name them. We’ll get 100% vote, except for this guy named Thomas Massie. There’s something wrong with him.”

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The president also criticized Democrats for resisting faith-based initiatives. “I don’t know how a person of faith can vote for a Democrat,” he said. “They’re against religion. They want to be neutral, or worse, against. You know, the Democrats are against. I don’t know why they’re even here, because they certainly don’t give us their vote.”

Trump continued to assert his accomplishments for religious Americans. “I’ve done more for religion than any other president. Certainly modern-day presidents didn’t. They bailed out on you,” he said. “I want to tell you that. We’ve been proud of it. We’ve supported faith like no one else.”

Even routine party politics turned into a personal grievance session. “So I call up, I say, ‘Chip, how you doing, Chip?’ ‘Hello, sir. I just can’t quite get there. Could I come over for breakfast?’ We have a nine o’clock vote, right? I said, ‘Really, isn’t that r—?’ ‘Sir, you got to get me there, sir.’ Let’s have breakfast, Chip. Great. Then I get others, pretty much the same nine. I don’t want to name too many, but I would.”