US Representative Jonathan Jackson (L), Democrat from Illinois, speaks as President Donald Trump (R) listens during the National Prayer Breakfast at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC on February 5, 2026.

During his address to God at the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday, Rep. Jonathan Jackson, a democrat from Illinois, called on President Donald Trump to be “invested in the elevation of suffering” of people in this country, including “the families preparing to bury their loved ones in Minneapolis.” 

Rep. Jackson, son of civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson, asked God to “remind” the president “that he has the power to turn mourning into dancing or to reduce the........

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