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President Trump Hosts Diwali Celebration
C-SPAN ^ | October 21, 2025

Posted on 10/21/2025 2:25:28 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican

President Trump speaks at a White House celebration of Diwali, the annual Hindu, Jain, and Sikh festival celebrating victory of light over darkness.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: diwali; freedomofreligion; paganfestival; paganism; trumpdiwali
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1 posted on 10/21/2025 2:25:28 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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'THANK YOU ALL': President Trump participates in a Diwali celebration at the White House. pic.twitter.com/or9letzx0b— Fox News (@FoxNews) October 21, 2025


2 posted on 10/21/2025 2:28:12 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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I like Diwali. It seems like a happy festival.


3 posted on 10/21/2025 2:28:52 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: MinorityRepublican

Another Sari excuse for a holiday.


4 posted on 10/21/2025 2:30:02 PM PDT by Joe 6-pack
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To: MinorityRepublican

Watched it on TV. Nice.


5 posted on 10/21/2025 2:31:03 PM PDT by rrrod (6)
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To: Joe 6-pack

I see what you did there.


6 posted on 10/21/2025 2:31:26 PM PDT by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait.)
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To: Larry Lucido

Please don’t caste any aspersions.


7 posted on 10/21/2025 2:32:12 PM PDT by Joe 6-pack
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To: Jamestown1630

It’s a pagan festival.


8 posted on 10/21/2025 2:32:19 PM PDT by ealgeone
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Thanks, Eeyore.

I like seeing the temples all lit up, the sand art, etc. Everyone seems happy.


9 posted on 10/21/2025 2:35:24 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: MinorityRepublican

Let pagans celebrate this crap and keep it out of the White House.


10 posted on 10/21/2025 2:36:41 PM PDT by Kleon
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To: ealgeone
Did they include goat leggings?


11 posted on 10/21/2025 2:37:07 PM PDT by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait.)
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I'm sure they do seem happy.....it's still a pagan festival.

The WH should not be celebrating it.

12 posted on 10/21/2025 2:39:12 PM PDT by ealgeone
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It is a pagan festival. Even as Christians we get grief as we are not suppose to say the obvious.


13 posted on 10/21/2025 2:43:55 PM PDT by Fungi
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I’m not sure what ‘pagan’ really means. Some Christians, particularly the Evangelical ones, seem to apply it to anything that doesn’t rigidly conform to their particular ‘religiosity’.

The idea behind Diwali is a beautiful and universal one - to celebrate the triumph of light over darkness, good over evil, knowledge over ignorance.

I’m glad the President decided to celebrate it in the White House - we have a lot of Hindu, Sikh, etc., American citizens.


14 posted on 10/21/2025 2:49:21 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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You can say whatever you like. So can those who disagree with you.


15 posted on 10/21/2025 2:50:33 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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Happy Diwali 🪔 - celebrating the Festival of Lights around the world, as good triumphs over evil. pic.twitter.com/Kj5cEl1Kzv— Kash Patel (@Kash_Patel) October 20, 2025


16 posted on 10/21/2025 2:53:23 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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I’m not sure what ‘pagan’ really means. Some Christians, particularly the Evangelical ones, seem to apply it to anything that doesn’t rigidly conform to their particular ‘religiosity’.

There's this thing called a dictionary.....look it up.

The idea behind Diwali is a beautiful and universal one - to celebrate the triumph of light over darkness, good over evil, knowledge over ignorance.

Still pagan. IF it's knowledge over ignorance then it hasn't helped India.

I’m glad the President decided to celebrate it in the White House - we have a lot of Hindu, Sikh, etc., American citizens.

Irrelevant.

17 posted on 10/21/2025 2:57:44 PM PDT by ealgeone
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To: Kleon

You seem like such a lovely, civilized person...


18 posted on 10/21/2025 3:02:07 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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As Christians we are supposed to convert those people, not celebrate their false religions.


19 posted on 10/21/2025 3:03:37 PM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: Kleon

That’s right, let’s be nice to just the citizens who celebrate what I want to celebrate. < /sarc>


20 posted on 10/21/2025 3:14:35 PM PDT by GingisK
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