Trump jokes he ‘hangs around’ Mike Johnson because he feels ‘protected’ at Prayer Breakfast

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• Speaker, you know, Mike Johnson’s a very religious person, that he does not hide it?" Trump said.
• "He’ll say to me sometimes at lunch, ‘Sir, may we pray?’ I say, ‘Excuse me, we’re having lunch in the Oval.’ It’s okay with me.
• But, he’s a very religious person and he is popular, and he’s doing an unbelievable job." Trump followed the joke with praise for Johnson, saying, "I think God is watching over you.
• God is watching over him." EL SALVADOR’S BUKELE SAYS VIOLENT GANG BANGERS ARE LITERAL SATAN WORSHIPPERS IN SHARP IMMIGRATION WARNING 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.