Trump blasts impeachment supports at annual prayer breakfast on morning after final Senate vote

Taking a victory lap, President Donald Trump used the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday to attack supporters of the impeachment drive against him.

“As everybody knows, my family, our great country and your president have been put through a terrible ordeal by some very dishonest and corrupt people," Trump said a day after the Republican-run Senate acquitted him of impeachment charges in a largely partisan vote.

Trump, who said he would expand on those thoughts at a White House speech at noon, told religious leaders that impeachment supporters "know what they are doing is wrong, but they put themselves far ahead of our great country."

"Weeks ago and again yesterday courageous Republican politicians and leaders had the wisdom, fortitude and strength to do what everyone knows was right," he continued.

Referring to his speech later in the day, Trump said, "so many people have been hurt and we can’t let that go on."

Signs of the political tensions generated by impeachment dominated the prayer breakfast, an annual event designed to bring together people of different parties and religious faiths.

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As he entered the venue, Trump waved around a copy of USA TODAY with the headline "ACQUITTED" and a copy of The Washington Post with the headline "Trump Acquitted."