"May Almighty god continue to bless our troops in this fight. And again to the American people, please pray for them. Every day. On bended knee, with your family, in your schools, in your churches, in the name of Jesus Christ."
"The Secretary of Defense tells the American public to pray for our troops on bended knee and invoke Jesus' name."
"As Americans have been doing since George Washington prayed for our troops at Valley Forge, observed Pentagon press secretary Kingsley Wilson. Democrats are reflexively repulsed when they hear someone invoke Christ's name."
At a Pentagon press conference, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth urged Americans to pray for troops on bended knee in Jesus Christ's name. CBS News anchor Margaret Brennan posted on X expressing concern about the Secretary of Defense invoking Jesus' name in a public call for prayer. Conservative figures responded with criticism, characterizing Brennan's reaction as reflexive hostility toward Christian expression. The White House rapid response account, Pentagon press secretary, Republican congressman, Arkansas governor, and right-wing commentators all defended Hegseth's remarks, arguing that praying for troops represents an American tradition dating to George Washington and that objecting to such prayer reflects anti-Christian bias among Democrats and media figures.
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