Mainstream Media Livid over President Trump Acknowledging the Christian Founding of America

Brianna Lyman-Opinion : May 19, 2026
The Federalist

[TheFederalist.com] The Second Continental Congress called for a "day of humiliation, Fasting and Prayer" in May of 1776 amidst the impending separation with the Crown. ... Two hundred and fifty years later, President Donald Trump's administration held a national prayer and rededication event. But the day of rededication ignited rebuke from the usual suspects, who framed the event as an alarming attempt to rewrite American history by portraying America as a nation founded in Christianity. ... When America rededicates herself to the foundation of all our freedoms, that is, Christianity, they're not advocating for a theocracy. But they are recognizing the moral framework that underpins natural rights and our republican form of self-government ... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here Click Here to read. (Screengrab image: via YouTube /Christian Post)