Trump Covers 'Disfigured' Right Hand in Pre-Recorded Video for America 250 Prayer Rally
Trump sent a recycled Oval Office recording as empty seats and visible edits fueled questions about the message’s authenticity and his right hand.
- On Sunday, May 17, 2026, President Donald Trump skipped the White House-backed 'Rededicate 250' faith rally in Washington, D.C., sending a pre-recorded video instead while golfing at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia.
- Organizers billed the National Mall event as a jubilee for the nation's 250th anniversary, though critics including Americans United for Separation of Church and State characterized it as a 'government-run church service.'
- Observers noted the three-minute footage was recycled from an April 'America Reads the Bible' initiative, and critics claimed Trump appeared to be 'desperately trying to hide the back of his right hand from the camera.'
- MeidasTouch Network editor-in-chief Ron Filipkowski called the display 'disturbingly theocratic,' while others noted the president struggled to read scripture and appeared to slur his speech.
- The event serves as a flashpoint for church-state tensions as the administration faces scrutiny over commercial initiatives like the 'God Bless the U.S.A. Bible,' which earned more than $1.3 million.
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Trump Covers 'Disfigured' Right Hand in Pre-Recorded Video for America 250 Prayer Rally
President Donald Trump skipped his own faith rally to go golfing, sending a recycled Oval Office video in his place, and observers say he spent the clip visibly hiding his right hand from the camera. On 17 May 2026, the White House-backed 'Rededicate 250: A National Jubilee of Prayer, Praise and Thanksgiving' drew thousands to Washington's National Mall for a daylong event tied to America's upcoming 250th anniversary. Trump did not attend in per…
Pope Leo XIV Watches Donald Trump Humiliate Christian Supporters With Stunning Snub
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Trump's Embarrassing Taped Message At National Prayer Event
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Of Course Trump Skipped MAGA’s Christian Fest on the National Mall to Golf Instead
I mean … was there ever any doubt, really? Despite the direct aid, cooperation and involvement of the White House and multiple members of Trump’s cabinet, and the use of at least some taxpayer funding alongside private donations to bring Sunday’s MAGA Christian blasphemo-fest to life on the National Mall, did any of those attendees manage to trick themselves into believing that Trump would care enough to physically attend, as organizers had teas…
‘Oh My’: Trump’s Brain Melts Down During Incoherent, Slurring Bible Reading — But Several Strange Details Had Folks Ignoring the Scripture Entirely
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New York, May 17 (EFE).- U.S. President Donald Trump recited this Sunday in a pre-recorded video a Bible passage during the Washington D.C. prayer festival to highlight the Christian origins of the United States. This same Trump video had already been screened during a religious event that took place in April in the U.S. capital, in which the entire Bible, from Genesis to Revelation, was read for several days.
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