Published 18:02 IST, November 4th 2019
Donald Trump meets religious leaders ahead of impeachment proceeding
US President Donald Trump met with religious leaders including evangelical and Christian pastors privately at White House before impeachment enquiry procedures.
US President Donald Trump met with religious leaders including evangelical and Christian pastors privately at the Roosevelt Room of the White House. The meeting comes days before the House of Representatives voted for the impeachment inquiry procedures. A photo was tweeted from the event on October 31 by televangelist Paula White-Cain who attended the meeting, which went viral. She said in a tweet, "Honored to pray for @realDonaldTrump and our nation!”
Photo shows US President and pastors in prayers
Around 25 pastors and leaders gathered at the White House. They gathered to pray for the US President and the nation as a whole. The photo shows US President and the leaders in prayers. White House said that the group talked about various achievements under the president's leadership. A lot of people reacted to the viral photo. The supporters of Trump reacted positively while others criticized the event.
The netizens' reaction
A Twitter user replying to Paula White- Cain's tweet wrote, "Praise God! This brings tears to my eyes! I love to see God back in our White House".
Another Twitter user wrote, "Little known fact: The orange one is rejuvenating by draining the life-source of every living thing touching him."
A third user reacted writing, "Could have been a scene from John Schlesinger's film about voodoo, The Believers."
Another who could not believe the situation wrote, "This can’t possibly be real life."
While another user wrote, "Funniest thing I’ve seen all day. World’s greatest con artist surrounded by his apprentices".
The White House on Thursday unveiled that the televangelist will be joining its staff as a member of the Office of Public Liaison, which looks after the Trump administration's faith and opportunity initiatives. The initiatives focus to boost the voice of religious groups in various government programs.
Updated 20:03 IST, November 4th 2019