- Two Catholic bishops expressed deep regret and apologized after the White House publicly released photos and video of them praying with President Donald Trump.
- Milwaukee Archbishop Jeffrey Grob and Des Moines Bishop William Joensen stated the White House shared the media without their consent less than two weeks before midterm elections.
- Grob stated the meeting was intended to be a private policy discussion and lamented that a sacred moment of prayer was manipulated for political purposes.
- Joensen emphasized that attending the meeting was no endorsement of Trump, his administration, or his policies.
- The White House declined to clarify if consent was granted for the photos, instead asserting that Trump has been a great president for Catholic Americans.
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