Trump visits the president at the church on the day of prayer

Before going to the United Kingdom, President Donald Trump made an unusual and unusual stop on Sunday at the McLean Bible Church in Vienna, Virginia, a day when Christian leaders proclaimed the "Day of Prayer" of the President.

Shortly before, a White House spokesman told reporters who were traveling with the president, "President Donald J. Trump is visiting the McLean Bible Church in Vienna, Virginia, to visit to the pastor and pray for the victims and the community of Virginia Beach.

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Trump came directly from his Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Va., And when he entered the church, he was dressed in khaki pants and a jacket by above a polo shirt. He took off his golf hat and crossed the stage to join Pastor David Platt.

But neither the president nor Platt mentioned the victims of the shooting in Virginia Beach while the president was on stage.

Christian leaders, including Franklin Graham, had previously asked that Sunday be a special "day of prayer" for the president.

"The enemies of President Trump continue to attempt everything to destroy him, as well as his family and the presidency.In the history of our country, no president has been attacked as he was. I believe the only hope for him and this nation is God, "Graham said in a Facebook post.

"This is a crucial moment for America, we are on the precipice, time is running out, we must pray for God to intervene, we must ask him to protect, strengthen, encourage and guide President Graham. ;said.

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"Many of you may have seen that there had been calls to, especially this Sunday, pray for our president," said Platt to McLean Church. "We do not want to do that just this Sunday. We want to do it continuously, day after day. So, I want to ask us to bow down now and pray for our president. "

According to the information from the pool, the president held himself silent alongside Platt, applauded with the audience and left the scene without comment.