White House deletes video footage from Easter event where Trump was compared to Jesus [View all]

Source: The Independent

Thursday 02 April 2026 11:38 EDT


The White House appeared to delete video footage online from an Easter event where President Donald Trump mused about being king, insulted European leaders, encouraged Charlie Kirk’s widow to sue her critics and was compared to Jesus by his spiritual adviser. A video of the event was initially posted on the official White House website and YouTube channel, but it has since been removed from public view. A thumbnail of the video remained on the site as of Thursday.

Paula White‑Cain, a televangelist who has served as Trump’s spiritual adviser across both his presidencies, was blasted for comparing the billionaire president's life to that of Jesus Christ’s during the Easter lunch event Wednesday at the White House.

“Mr. President, no one has paid the price like you have paid the price. It almost cost you your life,” Cain said of Trump in her remarks. “You were betrayed and arrested and falsely accused. It’s a familiar pattern that our Lord and savior showed us. But it didn’t end there for him, and it didn’t end there for you,” she said.

The lunch was closed to the press, but attendees included Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Attorney General Pam Bondi and Erika Kirk, the widow of the slain right-wing activist, according to a pool report.

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