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Trump Festival Dominated by Protestants, Minimal Catholic, Jewish Voices

5/14/2026

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The festival’s speaker roster is overwhelmingly Protestant, with few Catholic and Jewish leaders.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration announced the festival, noting that Reverend Paula White-Cain will rededicate the nation to God and exclude other-god prayers.
Brittany Baldwin of the White House’s 250 Task Force said officials consulted faith leaders, expect limited non-Christian presence, and named Bishop Robert Barron, Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Rabbi Meir Soloveichik as the non-Protestant speakers.

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Story summary

The festival’s speaker roster is overwhelmingly Protestant, with few Catholic and Jewish leaders.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration announced the festival, noting that Reverend Paula White-Cain will rededicate the nation to God and exclude other-god prayers.
Brittany Baldwin of the White House’s 250 Task Force said officials consulted faith leaders, expect limited non-Christian presence, and named Bishop Robert Barron, Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Rabbi Meir Soloveichik as the non-Protestant speakers.