Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation Made 16 References to God; Trump’s, 6; Obama’s, 1 Prison Planet.com Posted on November 22, 2017 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with U.S. News CNS News | In the first proclmation declaring a national day of Thanksgiving, in 1789, President George Washington referenced God 16 times. Share this:Share Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email