Catholic bishops question political use of Trump prayer photos

Good Morning America's report follows objections to publicly shared Oval Office images from a visit initially focused on immigration.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 379,329 views a day, 91 times a normal first day on this channel (4,155).

Some Catholic bishops claim White House visit was 'exploited'

The visit began as a private discussion about immigration, according to Milwaukee Archbishop Jeffrey Grob. It ended with images of Catholic bishops praying over President Donald Trump in the Oval Office, photographs that his political team then shared publicly.

In Good Morning America's report, ABC News correspondent Olivia Rubin explains that some bishops believe their visit was exploited for political purposes. Grob expressed sadness that the prayer had been politicized shortly before Election Day. His objection concerns how the moment was used, rather than the act of praying with the president.

The report also includes James Golka's defense of prayer as a normal Catholic practice: Catholics pray for people. The White House, in its response, praised Trump's record for Catholic Americans.

The short report reached roughly 274,000 views in 13 hours, an unusually fast start for a GMA Short. Its comment section was also far busier than the channel's usual first day.

Rubin's report keeps the central distinction in view: the bishops agreed to a meeting and prayer, while some objected to the political use of the resulting photographs.

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The numbers

The report drew far more views and comments than a typical GMA Short, even before its first full day was over.

the video's first day

usual first day here

4,155

this video

379,329

subscribers

5,510,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

3,965,437,706

views per day

1,288,630

typical day: 1,143,116

the video

views

273,792

likes

2,090

comments

1,442

days online

1

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

The Graham Norton Show

5,760,000

Good Morning America

5,510,000

Late Night with Seth Meye…

5,320,000

TODAY

5,120,000

CBS Mornings

3,330,000

The Onion

3,290,000

As of October 27, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.