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Washington National Cathedral will host an interfaith Service of Prayer for the Nation on Tuesday 1/21 the day after the presidential inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.

In this service, the Cathedral will gather with interfaith and ecumenical partners to offer prayers of thanksgiving for our democracy and to seek God’s guidance in the years ahead. President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance are expected to be in attendance.

The Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, will preach, and the Cathedral Choir, the Cathedral Contemporary Ensemble, and special guest musicians will provide music as we gather to seek healing, unity and wisdom in the months to come.

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TRANSCRIPT:

President Trump: Thank you very much, everybody. Well, thank you very, very much. Vice President Vance, Speaker Johnson, Senator Thune, Chief Justice Roberts, Justices of the United States Supreme Court, President Clinton, President Bush, President Obama, President Biden, Vice President Harris, and my fellow citizens.

The golden age of America begins right now. From this day forward, our country will flourish and be respected again all over the world.

We will be the envy of every nation, and we will not allow ourselves to be taken advantage of any longer.

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