A prayer event for the Kurdish people that was scheduled for this week at President Trump Donald John TrumpFederal prosecutor speaks out, says Barr 'has brought shame' on Justice Dept. Former Pence aide: White House staffers discussed Trump refusing to leave office Progressive group buys domain name of Trump's No. 1 Supreme Court pick MORE's hotel in D.C. was abruptly canceled, The Washington Post reported.

The event, dubbed "A Night of Prayer for the Kurds," was planned by Frontier Alliance International (FAI), a nonprofit Christian organization that provides medical aid in the Middle East.

FAI's administrator, Charlene Struebing, said hotel staff had expressed "security concerns."