Trump at the National Prayer Breakfast: "77 minutes of self-indulgence, grievance and hatred of others."

[Miles Archer]

Instead of somber reflection or words to soothe an anxious nation, Trump delivered a blasphemous meditation on Trump: 77 minutes of self-indulgence, grievance and hatred of others.

Trump opened by maligning the press, complaining that he never gets “a fair break from the fake news, which is (points dismissively) back there.” By the third sentence he was referring to himself reverentially as “Sir” while calling everyone else by their first name.

Claiming he’d “done more for religion than any other president,” Trump announced that Democrats were anti-religion, and said anyone who votes for Democrats must be Godless.

Treating prayer like a stump ad, Trump claimed Democrats oppose voter identification because “they cheat,” and fondly reminisced over his election win like it was a good game.

“Beating these lunatics was incredible, right, what a great feeling, winning every swing state, winning the popular vote...”

https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/president-trump-speaks-at-national-prayer-breakfast-2675106417/

[malaise]

1. Donvict is a classless low life vulgarian

who has no understanding of, or interest in appropriate behavior.
The religious hierarchy in the US would condemn it publicly if anyone else presented that shit,
He is a raving mad, out of control piece of shit with not one redeeming quality.

[Miles Archer]

3. The first-term question posed to him, "What is your favorite piece of Scripture?"

His response, "All of them."

Perfect response from a guy selling $65 MAGAt Bibles with Lee Greenwood.

[Onthefly]

4. He never opened a bible.

If he did, the flames would singe his ratty eyebrows.

[Hieronymus Phact]

14. The same answer

that Sarah Palin gave when asked about her reading material. its a pathetic excuse for not having an answer.

[Doodley]

2. He is deranged and not somebody who should have access to the nuclear codes.

[mysteryowl]

5. He is so embarrassing!

Such a foolish person, not to mention all the other crap like perpetual criminal.

[OGBuzz]

6. And the flock was eating his shit up....

there was lots of laughing and applauding going on. Mike Johnson probably thought he was listening to the Almighty himself.

[WestMichRad]

7. He has only one setting for public speaking: spew.

Greatest orator of all time. No one has ever come close, just ask him.

[twodogsbarking]

8. I am in favor of separation of religion and government.

They should have thought of that 250 years ago.
Oh wait, never mind.

[Roy Rolling]

9. The Pearl

America was once a gem within a tumultuous world. A Pearl created within the world’s oyster. A Pearl whose existence and identity is that of a small grain of sand hardened by adversity into a gem.

As it grew its value, the pearl’s value was hijacked by greedy businessmen and thieves. Once in their possession, they mortgaged its value for their own vulgar, and decadent pleasures. Now, the thieves own the wealth and the oyster is empty.

The moral of the story? Never cast pearls before swine.

And Donald Trump is a pig.

And ETTD.

[livetohike]

10. Someone should have brought out the hook and

drag him off the stage. Waiting for every attendee to denounce his behavior and character. Won’t hold my breath.

[Boomerproud]

12. The attendees are there because they want to be there.

I'm sure it was a love fest.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

11. Grandpa has escaped from "The Home" again..

Where I currently live, there are many experiencing memory loss. Which is why they are in Memory Care. Some linger on and on. Some die quickly due to other health issues. Some are just plain old and their bodies wearing out. Some are old, but they still have their wits about them.

In TACO Don's case, the body and mind are rapidly declining at a pace faster than a Hare's. No amount of makeup, fresh Depends, or breath mints will mask the deterioration taking place before our eyes. He will take a fall in public and it will be grand to the naked eye. The reality that death is imminent will stimulate our senses for the time being.

Then comes the question, "What next?" JD does not have the love of the people. He represents the regime that nobody likes. As with the Roman Empire that crumbled under the weight of its own hubris, so will JD and the MAGA movement.

Forgive me for the analogies and metaphors.

[rpannier]

16. What's Next?

One theory is they do the Candace Owen thing and slide further right and fully embrace the even more radical and weird

[Joinfortmill]

13. He's mentally ill and morally depraved.

[rpannier]

15. If he ruined the event I'm kind of okay with it

It's just another Republican front event

[Seinan Sensei]

17. Jesus surely would have been kicked out of THAT "National Prayer Breakfast"

Too woke

Most, if not all, NPB attendees would not have taken kindly to being called Hypocrites.
Or being compared to graves which are covered with a fresh coat of paint.
Or being described as beautiful on the outside, but on the inside they are filled with bones and crap.
Matthew 25:27

[LetMyPeopleVote]

18. The MaddowBlog-The key lesson from Trump's embarrassing National Prayer Breakfast speech

Those who thought Trump might approach the event with any maturity or solemnity were kidding themselves: He has anti-gravitas.

The key lesson from Trump’s embarrassing National Prayer Breakfast speech

Those who thought Trump might approach the event with any maturity or solemnity were kidding themselves: He has anti-gravitas. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

— News Wire - World 🌎 Independent News Network Pro-Democracy (@democracyblue.bsky.social) 2026-02-07T14:13:25.674Z

https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-national-prayer-breakfast-2026

As is true in so many areas of public life, things now are … different. The Boston Globe reported:

President Trump attacked Republican Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky, an outspoken critic of the president, during his speech at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington on Thursday, calling him a ‘moron.’ […]

Trump then attacked Democrats in his speech saying, ‘I don’t know how a person of faith can vote for a Democrat. I really don’t.’ Later, Trump repeated his false claims that he won the popular vote in 2016 and that his 2020 loss to former president Joe Biden was ‘rigged.’

Over the course of roughly 75 minutes, the Republican turned the National Prayer Breakfast into a roast of sorts, lashing out at enemies, condemning immigrants, peddling absurd election conspiracy theories, expressing annoyance that House Speaker Mike Johnson wants to pray before meals, lying about the repeal of the Johnson Amendment (which still has not actually happened, no matter how many times Trump claims otherwise) — all while complaining about transgender people and diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

The president even took the opportunity to boast about the efficacy of the deadly military operations he’d ordered.

Trump at the National Prayer Breakfast: "We hit 'em. And we want to hit 'em right, sir, and we want to hit them from the top! East, west, north, south. Sir, they won't know what the hell! And we'll knock them out. We did it politically correct. Five years."

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-02-05T14:21:04.999Z

At another point, Trump decided it’d be a good idea to mock Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey over the Democrat’s recent emphasis on honoring the Constitution.

Trump on Minnesota: "If we didn't have to fight this horrible governor and this horrible fake mayor -- Frey. 'This is the Constitution of the United States.' People don't want to be mugged!"

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-02-05T14:44:40.760Z

,,,,,Those who assumed Trump would approach the National Prayer Breakfast with a degree of maturity or solemnity were kidding themselves: He has a void where his gravitas should be.

Every speech, interview and appearance, public or private, is rooted in the same conspiratorial and grievance-filled foundation. The president was an embarrassment to himself on Thursday, not because he tried and failed to honor the occasion and to respect his audience, but because it apparently never occurred to him to bother in the first place.