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Fri Feb 7

National Prayer Breakfast was a moment for leaders to show humility – Trump changed it

Written by Diane Winston, Associate Professor and Knight Center Chair in Media & Religion, University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism

President Donald Trump holds up a newspaper to show a headline that reads, 'Acquitted,' at the 68th annual National Prayer Breakfast, in Washington D.C..AP Photo/ Evan Vucci

A heaping plate of partisan politics, sprinkled with religious faith, topped the menu at the 68th National Prayer Breakfast.

On the morning of Feb. 6, President Donald Trump...

National Prayer Breakfast was a moment for leaders to show humility – Trump changed it

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