Religious cues in political discourse

President Trump Delivers Remarks to The Knesset [Transcription]

Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you very much, everybody. It's a great honor. Nice place. Very nice place. Mr. President, Mr. Prime Minister, Mr. Speaker, esteemed members of the Knesset and cherished citizens of Israel. We gather on a day of profound joy, of soaring hope of renewed faith, and above all, a day to give our deepest thanks to the Almighty God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob [2:33:47].

Yet if safety, security, and coexistence can thrive here in the winding alleys and ancient paths of Jerusalem, then surely peace and respect can flourish among the nations of the broader Middle East. The God who once dwelled among his people in this city still calls us in the words of Scripture, the turn from evil and do good to seek peace and pursue it. So, he still whispers truth into the hills and knolls and valleys of his magnificent creation. And he still writes hope into the hearts of his children all over the world. And that is why even after 3,000 years of pain and conflict, the people of Israel have never given up from the threats of Zionism, from all sorts of threats. You want the promise of Zion. You want the promise of success and hope and love and God. And the people of America have never lost faith in the promise of a great and blessed future for all of us [3:35:30].

Thank you very much. God bless you. God bless the United States of America and God bless the Middle East [3:38:57]. 

God bless America, God bless Israel, and may God bless our unshakable alliance, our unbreakable faith [01:11].

I want to just thank everybody and in particular God. I want to just say: “We love you, God, and we love our great military. Protect them.” God bless the Middle East, God bless Israel, and God bless America [3:36].

Prayer changes hearts and transforms lives. [...] Our country was founded on prayer, our communities are sustained by prayer and our nation will be renewed by hard work, a lot of intelligence and prayer; today we gather to remember this truth. We thank God for the faith of our people, we praise God for the blessings of freedom and we ask God to forever bless this magnificent land that we all love so much, America.  [6']