National Prayer Breakfast

President Trump and Sarah Palin were among figures on the right targeted by outreach from Alexander Torshin, a Russian official recently sanctioned by the U.S., according to documents obtained by NPR.

The president spoke at the 66th annual National Prayer Breakfast, largely sticking to his script a year after using the event to talk about TV ratings.

Before the National Prayer Breakfast, Trump told the audience "don't worry" about his tense phone calls with leaders and promised to "totally destroy" a law barring churches from preaching politics.

The president said that God never justifies the killing of innocent people. He also referred to the Dalai Lama, who attended the National Prayer Breakfast for the first time, as his "good friend."