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Vice President J.D. Vance participated in the rituals of Ash Wednesday as he and other members of the Trump administration observed the occasion that kicks off the season of prayer and fasting leading up to the major Christian holiday of Easter.
Video footage published by C-SPAN Wednesday shows Vance, a practicing Catholic, receiving ashes on his forehead from a Catholic priest before departing Texas Wednesday. Vance had visited the border town of Eagle Pass alongside Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard to examine the effects of the Trump administration’s policies to curb illegal immigration into the United States from its southern border with Mexico.
Vance wasn't the only member of the Trump administration to observe Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of the Christian season of Lent. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump published a joint message to mark the occasion.
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JD Vance receives ashes at border; Trumps reflect on Lent: ‘Let us prepare our souls’
Vice President J D Vance participated in the rituals of Ash Wednesday as he and other members of the Trump administration observed the occasion that kicks off the season of prayer and fasting leading
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