President Donald Trump's inaugural benediction on Martin Luther King Jr. Day paid tribute to the civil rights leader's legacy. The prayer, delivered by a Michigan pastor, prominently featured excerpts from King's iconic “I Have a Dream” speech, alongside references to the Declaration of Independence, patriotic songs, and gospel hymns.
In his impassioned three-minute invocation, Rev. Lorenzo Sewell expressed gratitude for the incoming Trump administration and prayed for America to “begin to dream again.” Sewell's prayer closely mirrored King's 1963 address, invoking phrases like “let freedom ring” and “free at last. Free at last. Thank God Almighty, we are free at last.”
