Trump just exposed the religious right's 'devil's pact' at Prayer Breakfast: analysis

President Donald Trump just exposed the religious right's "devil's pact" with his performance at the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday.

In an analysis from David Smith, The Guardian's Washington bureau chief, Smith pointed out how Trump, whose Christian faith and religious life has been questioned in the past, hurled insults at political enemies and took swipes at “transgender insanity” throughout his speech in Washington, D.C. And despite these moves, and previous acknowledgement that he might not be the most faithful follower among Republicans, the right-wing Evangelicals have continued to support him.

This week, Trump recalled how Baptist Robert Jeffress gave a frank reaction to him, Smith reported.

“He may not be as good with the Bible as some of them. He may not have read the Bible as much as some of them. In fact, he may not have ever read the Bible, but he will be a much stronger messenger for us and he will get things done that no other man has the ability to get done," Jeffress said.

And that's something Trump hadn't forgotten, all while he is "the religious right’s chosen instrument to turn the tide against liberal, godless America," Smith explained.

“You know, I didn’t want to admit anything, but that was very interesting and I think we’ve gotten more done than anybody could have ever gotten done," Trump said.

"There, in a nutshell, was the devil’s pact that Republicans and rightwing evangelicals have made," Smith wrote. "Trump is the Persian king Cyrus the Great, who might not embody Christian values yet is God’s chosen instrument to achieve a particular purpose – namely, turning the tide against liberal, godless America. No matter if some of the Ten Commandments get smashed up along the way."