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Paula White-Cain's Sunday School Claim About Trump Draws Online Ridicule

The gaffe renews scrutiny of the White House's faith outreach following the removal of an Easter video.

Overview

  • During a Fox News conversation with Laura Trump, White House faith adviser Paula White-Cain said the president went to Saturday school, Sunday school, and church up to three times a week as a child.
  • The phrasing drew swift mockery across social platforms, with Keith Olbermann and attorney Bradley P. Moss deriding the math in posts on X.
  • Journalists and commentators piled on with jokes and disbelief, underscoring doubts about the claim and the effort to bolster the president's religious image.
  • The episode follows the White House’s removal of an Easter lunch video that drew clergy criticism for Christlike comparisons, adding pressure on its faith messaging strategy.
  • Left-leaning outlets amplified the backlash as part of coverage of the president’s second-term use of religious imagery and his reliance on evangelical allies like White-Cain.