Jim mergernerlerny head of the team that will transform the white house from the obama s home to the trump s second home told msnbc.
Prayer rugs in obama white house.
Two the national day of prayer isn t a christian observance it s an interfaith observance and has been ever since it was designated so by ronald reagan in the 1980s.
David mikkelson published 8 june 2010.
President obama did not remove red white and blue decor from the oval office and install a muslim prayer curtain in the white house.
As to the claim that obama canceled our christian national day of prayer that s false on two counts.
The notion of muslim prayer rooms being set up.
In addition prayer rugs and crescent moon symbols are available in several areas of the executive mansion to make muslims more comfortable.
We received a fact check request to see if it is true that trump had all of obama s muslim items removed from the white house such as prayer rugs crescent moon symbols and the halting of muslim prayer five times per day.
Obama angered after learning from the west wing staffers that donald trump s transition team began preparing the executive offices for the new administration by removing prayer rugs from the white house.
Did the obama white house hold islamic prayer five times a day and provide prayer rugs for muslim employees and visitors.
On trump s orders one of obama s most secretive rituals is being reversed and all signs of it removed from 1600 pennsylvania avenue.
Only the cross in the white house chapel will remain for worship.
This is a hoax perpetuated by a satirical news website.
Obama had set up some muslim prayer rooms during his eight years in the white house whereas president trump had thrown these muslim rugs and muslim prayer rooms out of the white house.
The allegation about the prayer rug is similar to a thoroughly debunked claim that obama had a muslim prayer curtain put in the white house.
The piece carried the headline obama crushed after trump orders white house to stop his sickest tradition it also alleged that prayer rugs and crescent moon symbols are available in several areas of the executive mansion to make muslims more comfortable and that islamic prayer is observed for 25 minutes per day seven days a week.
One obama did not cancel the national day of prayer.
For the past 8 years to appease any muslims working at or visiting the white house silence has been ordered during the 5 times of islamic prayer each day.
It seems as if the myths regarding the obama s will continue long after they are gone from the white house.
