commentary Trump's Rededicate 250 event erases the U.S.'s secular history Published May 15, 2026 6:45AM (EDT) The Christian right and the GOP are seeking to reframe America as a Christian nation (Getty Images/Javier Art Photography) After Donald Trump blasphemed the Christian faith by posting what any fool could see was an artificial intelligence-generated illustration of himself as Jesus Christ, many members of the Beltway chattering class hoped the religious right would finally quit the president . The answer, of course, was a robust “heck no,” and this weekend, the White House is offering a reminder why. Trump is devoted to a blasphemy that is far more important to them: rewriting history to push the false claim that the United States was founded as a Christian nation.…