‘A spiritual battle’: Pastors embrace Trump’s grievances in prayers at his rallies

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Create your free profile or log in to save this article Create your free profile or log in to save this article DES MOINES, Iowa — A different kind of political speech is taking center stage at the rallies of former President Donald Trump: the opening prayer. The invocations have become their own political call to action, sometimes punctuated with applause lines and partisan language, invoking the same falsehoods and vindictiveness that Trump himself spreads. At a December rally in Coralville, Iowa, the Rev. Joel Tenney spoke ahead of Trump, telling the several hundred supporters gathered that he wanted to...