Paula White

=== Trump administration ===
White became a personal minister to [[Donald Trump]] after he watched her television show;<ref name="Shellnutt">{{cite web|url=http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2017/january-web-only/paula-white-donald-trump-prayer-partner-inauguration.html|title=The Story Behind Trump's Controversial Prayer Partner|last=Shellnutt|first=Kate|date=January 19, 2017|website=Christianity Today|access-date=January 21, 2017}}</ref> he first contacted White by telephone in 2002.<ref name="newsweek-who">{{cite news|url=http://www.newsweek.com/president-donald-trump-paula-white-prosperity-gospel-655064|title=Who Is Paula White, Donald Trump's Favorite Pastor?|last=Gaffey|first=Conor|date=August 25, 2017|newspaper=Newsweek|access-date=June 20, 2019}}</ref> He brought her to [[Atlantic City]] on multiple occasions for private Bible studies, and has appeared on her television show.<ref name="holymav" /> In June 2016, White was credited by [[James Dobson]] for having converted Trump to Christianity.<ref name="CPDobson">{{cite web|url=http://www.christianpost.com/news/james-dobson-says-paula-white-led-donald-trump-to-jesus-christ-165844/|title=James Dobson says Paula White led Donald Trump to Jesus Christ|last=Smith|first=Samuel|date=June 29, 2016|access-date=December 30, 2016|newspaper=Christian Post}}</ref> White was part of Trump's Evangelical Advisory Board during his campaign for president, and she provided the invocation prayer during Trump's inauguration ceremony.<ref name="CPPaulaWhite">{{cite news|url=http://www.christianpost.com/news/paula-white-on-donald-trumps-christian-faith-exclusive-interview-166205/|title=Paula White on Donald Trump's Christian Faith (Exclusive Interview)|last=Nazworth|first=Napp|date=July 8, 2016|newspaper=Christian Post|access-date=December 30, 2016}}</ref><ref name="CNNInauguration">{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/28/politics/donald-trump-faith-leaders-inauguration/|title=Franklin Graham, Paula White among faith leaders participating in Trump Inauguration|last=Scott|first=Eugene|date=December 29, 2016|website=CNN|access-date=December 30, 2016}}</ref>

From when Trump took office, White had served as one of the president's spiritual advisors and had held various prayer circles with him in the White House, including in the Oval Office.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Weaver |first=Hilary |date=July 12, 2017 |title=Donald Trump's Oval Office Prayer Circle, Explained |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/07/donald-trump-oval-office-prayer-circle-explained |magazine=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |access-date=August 17, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Trump's spiritual adviser seeks his protection from 'demonic networks' at reelection rally |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/06/19/paula-white-donald-trump-orlando-rally-demonic-networks/ |access-date=2023-03-31 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> One notable prayer moment was White initiating prayer with President Trump on February 27,2020 at the African American History Month Reception in the Cabinet Room.<ref>{{Cite web |title=File:African American History Month Reception (49595665163).jpg - Wikipedia |url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:African_American_History_Month_Reception_(49595665163).jpg |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=commons.wikimedia.org |date=February 27, 2020 |language=en}}</ref> White led black leaders to lay hands on President Trump, a moment that aided President Trump's appeal with the black community following their concerns with him before he was elected.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |title=Black pastors demand apology from Donald Trump |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2015/11/donald-trump-black-pastors-meeting-216277 |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=POLITICO |date=November 30, 2015 |language=en}}</ref> In 2015, Black Pastors called for then presidential candidate Trump to apologize for unfair treatment of the African American community, and "also to Mexicans for his inflammatory rhetoric".<ref name=":02" /> White, with assistance from her own ministry board advisor, [[Jack Graham (pastor)|Jack Graham]], has had an ongoing spiritual collaboration with Trump.<ref name="Shellnutt" /> White enthusiastically supported Trump's 2017 decision to recognize [[Positions on Jerusalem|Jerusalem as the capital of Israel]].<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Erasmus |date=December 7, 2017 |title=Christianity and Jerusalem: Donald Trump's Jerusalem move sparks Christian disputes |url=https://www.economist.com/blogs/erasmus/2017/12/christianity-and-jerusalem |magazine=[[The Economist]] |access-date=December 9, 2017}}</ref>

White also supported Trump for his reelection. On June 18, 2020, when Trump launched his reelection campaign, she opened in prayer.<ref name=":03">{{Cite web |last1=Blair |first1=Leonardo |last2=Reporter |first2=Senior Features |date=2019-10-24 |title=Paula White: Christians will 'stand accountable before God' if they vote against Trump |url=https://www.christianpost.com/news/paula-white-christians-will-stand-accountable-before-god-if-they-vote-against-trump.html |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=The Christian Post |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Trump's spiritual adviser seeks his protection from 'demonic networks' at reelection rally |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/06/19/paula-white-donald-trump-orlando-rally-demonic-networks/ |access-date=2023-03-31 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> She further used her religious notoriety to seek votes on Trump's behalf. She warned that "Christians that don't support President Trump will have to answer to God".<ref name=":03" /> On November 4, 2020, one day after the election in which Trump was standing for his second term, White appeared in a Facebook Live stream in which she conducted a prayer service to secure Trump's reelection, repeatedly calling on "angelic reinforcement" from "angels" from Africa and South America as well as "an abundance of rain." This was after it became apparent from election results that Trump was losing to Biden. The video featured White leading the impassioned prayer that included [[speaking in tongues]]. It quickly went viral across the Internet and received much criticism and ridicule.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Grantham-Philips |first1=Wyatte |title=Pastor Paula White calls on angels from Africa and South America to bring Trump victory |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/11/05/paula-white-trumps-spiritual-adviser-african-south-american-angels/6173576002/ |website=USA TODAY |access-date=2020-11-05 |date=2020-11-05}}</ref>

At the rally preceding the [[Donald Trump#January 6 Capitol attack|January 6 Capitol attack]], she offered the opening prayer before Trump's speech.<ref>{{cite web|title=How the Christian right helped foment insurrection|periodical=Revealnews|publisher=Center for Investigative Reporting|url=https://revealnews.org/article/how-the-christian-right-helped-foment-insurrection/|url-status=|format=|access-date=2022-06-30|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=Sarah Posner|date=2021-01-31|language=en|pages=|quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Rally on Electoral College Vote Certification|periodical=[[C-SPAN]]|publisher=|url=https://www.c-span.org/video/?507744-1/rally-electoral-college-vote-certification|url-status=|format=Streaming-Video; 4:50 Stunden, Whites Gebet ab 5:10 Minuten|access-date=2022-06-30|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=|date=|year=|language=en|pages=|quote=}}</ref>