The former president, who recognized Easter Sunday as the "Transgender Day of Visibility," issued a short proclamation about Easter 2024.
"Easter reminds us of the power of hope and the promise of Christ's Resurrection," it mentioned before talking about the "dawn of new possibilities" and working for "peace, security, and dignity for all people" amid wars and conflict.
In contrast, this year's proclamation declares Jesus as Lord and Savior – "the living Son of God who conquered death, freed us from sin, and unlocked the gates of Heaven for all of humanity."
It recounts the events leading up to the cross and then presents the gospel, talking about the forgiveness of sins and the promise of eternal life.
Gary Bauer, a member of The White House Faith Office, is impressed.
"It is a powerful statement of what we believe, as Christians, that Easter is all about," he tells AFN.
He views the proclamation as evidence that President Trump counts himself as a follower of Christ.
"He and the first lady who issued this statement [are] making it clear that they are among the millions of Christians in America," Bauer submits.
He thinks Trump's brush with an assassin's bullet profoundly impacted him.
"Everything I'm hearing from him, seeing from him to me shows a quickening of his faith – a man that's been affected by the attempted assassination and a man that is much more strong, actually, in a Christian sort of way because of everything he has survived recent years," the faith leader observes.
At the Easter prayer dinner Trump hosted at the White House this week, the president reiterated that Jesus died on the cross so that everyone who believes can be reunited with Him in Heaven.
