President Trump Issues Statement on Ash Wednesday
February 19, 2026
February 19, 2026
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- President Trump issued the following statement on Feb. 18, 2026, on Ash Wednesday:
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Today, the First Lady and I join the millions of Christians in the United States and around the world in observing Ash Wednesday--a solemn day of prayer and repentance and the beginning of the Lenten season.
Every Ash Wednesday, Christians receive ashes in the shape of a cross on their foreheads as a visible reminder of our belonging to Jesus Chri . . .
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Today, the First Lady and I join the millions of Christians in the United States and around the world in observing Ash Wednesday--a solemn day of prayer and repentance and the beginning of the Lenten season.
Every Ash Wednesday, Christians receive ashes in the shape of a cross on their foreheads as a visible reminder of our belonging to Jesus Chri . . .