In an unusual moment, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson led members of the Trump cabinet in prayer during a meeting on Tuesday, thanking God \u201cfor a President and for cabinet members who are courageous, who are willing to face the winds of controversy in order to provide a better future for those who come behind us.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
This was carried on CNN Wednesday.<\/p>\n
https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Snxq5eM-m0E<\/p>\n
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Here\u2019s something you don\u2019t see every day: a cabinet meeting that opened with a prayer from HUD Secretary Ben Carson: In an unusual moment, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson led members of the Trump cabinet in prayer during a meeting on Tuesday, thanking God \u201cfor a President and for cabinet members who […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":132,"featured_media":80845,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11252],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-264248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-open-mind"],"yoast_head":"\n
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