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Donald Trump says “America needs more prayer, not less.”
The president just demanded places of worship reopen for in-person services and he talked about guidelines being issued for “communities of faith”.
Press briefing with Donald Trump begins.
The president said: “Churches and mosques are places that provide essential services …I call upon governors to open houses of worship right now … these are places that hold our society together. People are demanding to go to church, to synagogue, to the mosque.”
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