STORY: U.S. President Donald Trump joined a group of pastors in prayer in the Oval Office, as seen in video released on Thursday (March 5).

Footage posted on an aide’s social media showed Trump sitting at the Resolute Desk with his eyes closed while evangelical pastor and televangelist Greg Laurie prayed for him and for U.S. troops “in these challenging times.”

Other members of the group were seen standing beside Trump, some placing their hands on him.

Margo Martin, the special assistant to Trump and a communications adviser, said in a post on X that the president had welcomed pastors “from across the country.”

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VIDEO SHOWS: GROUP OF PASTORS PRAYING NEXT TO U.S. PRESIDENT, DONALD TRUMP, SOME WITH THEIR HANDS ON HIM / SOUNDBITE FROM EVANGELICAL PASTOR AND TELEVANGELIST, GREG LAURIE

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1. GROUP OF PASTORS PRAYING NEXT TO U.S. PRESIDENT, DONALD TRUMP, SOME WITH THEIR HANDS ON HIM / (SOUNDBITE) (English) EVANGELICAL PASTOR AND TELEVANGELIST, GREG LAURIE, SAYING:

"We are honored to come here for your presence today, lifting up the arms of our President. We pray for your continued blessing and favor to rest upon him. We pray for wisdom from heaven to flood his heart, his mind, and Lord you will guide him in these challenging times that we're facing today. I pray for your grace and your protection over him. I pray for your grace and protection for our troops and all of our men and women serving in our armed forces. And father we just pray you continue to give our president the strength that he needs to lead our great nation. As we come back to One Nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. We pray your heavenly blessing upon him in Jesus name."