India, Oct. 27 -- The White House defended President Donald Trump on Monday following Milwaukee Archbishop Jeffrey Grob's public apology for his involvement in an Oval Office prayer session with the president.

Archbishop Grob said that the administration had leveraged the religious event for political advantage just before the midterm elections.

On Sunday, Grob released a statement entitled 'A Public Apology', in which he contended that the White House had distributed pictures and video footage of the Thursday prayer service without seeking authorization from the 12 bishops who participated. He alleged that the administration had exploited a sacred occasion for political purposes.

The archbishop mentioned getting messages from Catholic...