Tuberville: ‘Thank God President Trump is bringing prayer back in our schools’

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September 10, 2025

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) is praising President Donald Trump’s efforts in defending religious liberty and bringing back faith in the public square.

Tuberville, who is also a candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2026, reacted to Trump’s speech at the Museum of the Bible in Washington D.C. on Monday, saying it gave him hope for the future.

“Well, not unlike President Trump. Ronald Reagan did speak a lot about God and prayer back in my younger days and your younger days, but at the end of the day, Larry, we have to put structure back in this country,” Tuberville said on Fox Business. “If you’re going to have a team like we have in United States of America, we have to have something to believe in, and we have the Democratic party that’s fighting against all of this.”

I’ve seen the power of prayer in my own life, and I believe the solution to any problem can be found through prayer.

Thank God President Trump is bringing prayer back in our schools. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/HTaAGdyqgt

— Coach Tommy Tuberville (@SenTuberville) September 8, 2025

During his speech, Trump called the nation to come together in prayer, and also previewed new rules protecting Americans’ right to pray in public schools.

“I am pleased to announce this morning that the Department of Education will soon issue new guidance protecting the right to prayer in our public schools,” Trump said.

Tuberville believes this is long overdue in this country.

“Back in 1995 I was the first coach to implement a full time team chaplain for a football program,” Tuberville said. “And now today, 30 years later, we have one in almost every school across the country, and that’s where you have to start. You have to start in family. You have to start in schools, prayer in schools, Bible in schools. When we kicked it out and we turned God the other direction, our country turned the other direction.”

The senator also reflected on how prayer has helped him in his personal life and political life.

“It gives you something to believe in Larry,” Tuberville said. “It gives you something to lean on some partner that you can work to make something better. There are many times I’ve gone on my hands and knees and you don’t ask for God to give you anything. You ask just for the opportunity. And that’s all we need in this country, is an opportunity, but you need somebody to give you that option for an opportunity. And that’s what President Trump’s saying.”

“Our law enforcement need help. You know, our National Guard needs help. Our people that trying to keep law and order in streets,” he added. “You see the murders that are just happened this weekend, they all need help. We have a bad addiction problem, mental health problem, we have so many things going the opposite direction. The only thing that will help us is God, and God’s prayer.”