{"id":54712,"date":"2016-11-03T14:46:56","date_gmt":"2016-11-03T18:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=54712"},"modified":"2016-11-03T14:48:14","modified_gmt":"2016-11-03T18:48:14","slug":"trumps-make-prayer-request-for-gods-wisdom-protection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=54712","title":{"rendered":"Trumps make prayer request for God&#8217;s wisdom, protection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more-->Michael F. Haverluck<br \/>\nONE News Now<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ImageFloatLeft alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.onenewsnow.com\/media\/8725740\/trump-and-wife-melania_350x219.jpg\" alt=\"Trump and wife Melania\" width=\"350\" height=\"219\" \/>Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, voiced prayer requests for God\u2019s guidance, as well as for continued health, during the final days running into the election.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">When <a href=\"http:\/\/www1.cbn.com\/cbnnews\" target=\"_blank\">CBN News<\/a> Chief Political Correspondent David Brody asked the billionaire in an <a href=\"http:\/\/www1.cbn.com\/cbnnews\/politics\/2016\/october\/melania-and-donald-trumps-biggest-prayer-request%20\" target=\"_blank\">interview<\/a> what he needed prayer for, his first request was for God\u2019s wisdom, followed up by a call to cover the nation with God\u2019s blessing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">&#8220;I would say I would like them to pray for guidance and to pray for our country because we need prayer \u2013 now almost more than we&#8217;ve ever needed it before,&#8221; Trump answered.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">Melania\u2019s request focused on her husband\u2019s continued physical strength through the battle for the White House.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">&#8220;Well, we always say health,\u201d the aspiring first lady responded. \u201cThat&#8217;s the most important because if you have health, you keep going and keep fighting.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\"><strong>In the face of opposition<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">Brody then turned his inquiries toward Trump\u2019s rival, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">&#8220;You know Hillary wants to run up the score on you?\u201d the Christian reporter posed. \u201cDemocrats might be a little cocky,&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">Trump disagreed, contending that major battleground states were turning in his favor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">&#8220;I don&#8217;t think they&#8217;re cocky anymore,\u201d the businessman countered. \u201cNow it looks like we&#8217;re leading Florida \u2013 could be leading Florida big.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">The Washington, D.C.-based reporter proceeded to bring up other key states that the Clinton campaign is targeting to swipe out of Republicans\u2019 hands.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">&#8220;They are out playing in Arizona and Utah,&#8221; Brody pointed out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">In response, Trump displayed confidence regarding his progress in the Grand Canyon State, where he decisively beat out then GOP rival, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), in the state\u2019s Republican primary earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">&#8220;I think we&#8217;re doing very well in Arizona,\u201d the real estate mogul shot back. \u201cI mean, we&#8217;ll speak in two weeks and see what happens.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">In another round of questioning, Trump Campaign Manager Kellyanne Conway expressed confidence that Trump is catching up to Clinton and preparing to overtake her, as a number of recent polls indicate that he is pulling closer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">&#8220;I believe that we will win,\u201d Conway told CBN\u2019s Jenna Browder. \u201cI believe that the country is calling, urging for true change \u2013 not just talking about it in polls.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">She insisted that an overwhelming majority of Americans share Trump\u2019s vision of changing America for the better \u2013 as opposed to pushing forward for another eight years of establishment politics under a Clinton administration that will only reflect more of the same big government policies implemented under the Obama administration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">&#8220;Seventy-five percent of Americans now say that they want to take the country in a new and different direction,\u201d Conway continued. \u201cThat&#8217;s an unmistakable endorsement \u2013 and frankly an unmistakable mandate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\"><strong>The Christian vote<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">Alluding to the Republican National Committee\u2019s contention that Trump needs 80 percent of the evangelical vote in order to pull off a victory on November 8, Brody questioned the White House hopeful about his reliance on the faith group\u2019s support.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">&#8220;Is it about the base at this point to make sure evangelicals \u2013 who are a big part of the base \u2013 that they get out?\u201d the conservative correspondent asked. \u201cBecause do you believe evangelicals are the ones that kind of brought you to the dance and they are the ones that are going to get you over the top?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">The 70-year-old self- professed Christian maintained that he is indeed evangelicals\u2019 favorite and that they will make the difference on election day \u2013 reminding them that staying home will give the Democratic rival the victory, as it did in the last election.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">&#8220;Well, we&#8217;re doing very well with evangelicals, and if they vote, we&#8217;re going to win the election,\u201d Trump asserted. \u201cHad they voted four years ago \u2013 and they didn&#8217;t \u2013 you would have had a different result in the election instead of having Obama, who has been catastrophic for evangelicals and a lot of the things that we stand for.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">When asked about the biggest message he had for undecided voters, the Republican candidate had this to say:<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">&#8220;I just want the people to remember: [the] United States Supreme Court,\u201d Trump impressed. \u201cWhether they love me or like me or don&#8217;t like me, we&#8217;re going to put great justices \u2013 pro-life justices \u2013 we&#8217;re going to put Second Amendment justices [on the bench], and I think for the evangelicals, it&#8217;s so important that they get out and vote.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">Melania Trump also recognized the importance of having evangelicals\u2019 undivided support.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">&#8220;We want to thank them for their support of my husband,\u201d she expressed. \u201cWe believe in them. We&#8217;re standing with them, and we will be strong for them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">Having to deal with seemingly incessant attacks from the media regarding accusations against her husband, Melania Trump demonstrated her fortitude and resolve to overcome the onslaught and defend the aspiring commander-in-chief.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">&#8220;We saw very dishonest and not fair reporting without checking facts, and it&#8217;s really damaging and hurtful \u2013 and it&#8217;s unfair,&#8221; she argued.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\"><strong>The home stretch<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">Mentioning how Trump often intensifies his run for the White House when going off script before crowds at rallies, Brody asked about his uncanned vigor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">&#8220;Who is the real Donald Trump?\u201d the political reporter inquired. \u201cWe&#8217;ve seen different versions appear on the campaign trail at times.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">Melania Trump said her husband is the model of transparency \u2013 always wearing his heart on his sleeve with the American public.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">&#8220;Well, whatever you see \u2013 that&#8217;s what he is,\u201d the devoted wife asserted. \u201cHe&#8217;s a fighter [and] he&#8217;s the best deal maker\u2026 He has days that he really feels that he needs to fight \u2013 fight for himself \u2013 and that&#8217;s how he will fight for the American people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">On the other side of the White House race, Clinton assured her supporters late last week that their continued support and drive to fight was absolutely necessary to come out victorious on November 8.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">&#8220;You know, with 13 days left in this election, we cannot stop for a minute,\u201d the former secretary of state exhorted her support base. \u201cNo complacency here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">Trump\u2019s call for prayer and divine wisdom \u2013 especially for the remaining days leading into the election \u2013 serve as his own testimony that he is going to be anything but complacent before the impending day of reckoning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">___<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.onenewsnow.com\/church\/2016\/10\/30\/trumps-make-prayer-request-for-gods-wisdom-protection\">Trumps make prayer request for God&#8217;s wisdom, protection<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54712","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54712","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=54712"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54712\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=54712"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=54712"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=54712"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}