By David Nussman, Church Militant - President Trump is trumpeting a Catholic saint. .. December 29 is the feast of St. Thomas Becket, bishop and martyr. Tuesday was the 850th anniversary of Becket's martyrdom... In an official proclamation, Trump stated, "Thomas Becket's martyrdom changed the course of history. It eventually brought about numerous constitutional limitations on the power of the State over the Church across the West."