US President Donald Trump bows his head in prayer during the National Prayer Breakfast at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC on Feb. 5, 2026. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)
"I don’t know about me," Trump added, before continuing: "So I hang around with him because I feel I’m protected a little bit."
The comments came as Trump used the annual gathering, according to his remarks, to emphasize what he described as a renewed embrace of religion in public life.
"In 2025, more copies of the Holy Bible were sold in the United States than at any time in the last 100 years," Trump said. He also claimed that, in the last year, "young Americans attended church at nearly twice the rate as they did four years ago."
TRUMP GETS IT: PRAYER ISN’T THE PROBLEM. SILENCING IT IS
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) attends the 74th annual National Prayer Breakfast at the Washington Hilton on Feb. 5, 2026, in Washington, DC. President Trump is joined by bipartisan Congressional members, business, and religious leaders to pray for the nation. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
"Today, President Trump will unite our country through the power of prayer at the 74th National Prayer Breakfast," White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers told Fox News Digital leading up to the event.
"President Trump has made unprecedented strides to protect our God-given rights and has delivered on his promise to reverse Joe Biden’s divisive policies that weaponized the federal government against men and women of faith. President Trump has secured major victories for religious freedom – from defending innocent life to restoring biological truth and protecting parents’ fundamental rights."
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The office of House Speaker Mike Johnson and the White House did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
Fox News Digital's Emma Colton contributed to this report.
Jasmine Baehr is a Breaking News Writer for Fox News Digital, where she covers politics, the military, faith and culture.
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