Trump says Department of Education will issue guidance about prayer in public schools
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Trump: Education Department Will Announce New Prayer Guidance for Public Schools
Above: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Museum of the Bible on Sept. 8, 2025. Image copyright: Win McNamee/Getty Images
The Spin
Right narrative
The Trump administration is standing up for students who have been silenced and punished simply for expressing their faith in schools. This has been a long time coming for the U.S. government, which for too long has allowed children to face discrimination and have their religious beliefs violated. The broad pattern of hostility toward faith in the U.S. education system must stop.
Left narrative
Trump's so-called religious liberty commission is nothing more than a government-sponsored church service designed to impose Christian nationalist beliefs on everyone. This hearing featured exclusively Christian speakers, Christian prayers and "amens" throughout — ignoring America's religious diversity while using taxpayer resources to advance one particular faith over others.