Trump and Melania attend Christmas Eve church service before Mar-a-Lago dinner

Ns News Online Desk: President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump spent Christmas Eve attending a service at a West Palm Beach church before dining at the president’s private club.

The Trumps were greeted by applause and cheers as they arrived to Family Church for a 6 p.m. music-filled “Candlelight Christmas Celebration.”

They were welcomed by the Southern Baptist Convention-affiliated church’s pastor, Jimmy Scroggins, and his family. They sat in the third pew. Scroggins spoke about the birth of Jesus during his homily at the service and made a nod to the president and his family.

“There was no Secret Service. There was no motorcade. There was no gaggle of press,” he said. After the service, the Trumps went to Mar-a-Lago for Christmas Eve Dinner. At his club, the president was asked by a reporter if he prayed for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at the service.

Trump didn’t respond, but said, “We’re going to have a great year.” Inside the ballroom, Trump was spotted briefly chatting with famed attorney Alan Dershowitz. Dershowitz, a constitutional scholar, has reportedly been eyed by Trump advisers as a possible addition to the president’s impeachment team.