Trump administration joined a prayer gathering criticised for promoting Christian nationalism

Trump administration joined a prayer gathering criticised for promoting Christian nationalism President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump visit St. John Paul II National Shrine on June 2, 2020, in Washington. Photo: Patrick Semansky

President Donald Trump and several top administration officials joined with a cast of mostly conservative Christian clergy on Sunday at the National Mall in Washington for a prayer gathering billed as a “rededication of our country as One Nation Under God” upon America’s 250th birthday. Some critics called the Rededicate 250 event an effort to…