President Trump's visit to North Carolina 'gave people hope': Rev. Franklin Graham

"They were so grateful to see the president of the United States show up for them like this. It gave people hope."

Graham also shared his hopes for the next four years as Trump settles into the White House for his second term. 

He said he prays that "God will bless not just America, but the world."

"It was a privilege and honor to be asked to pray at the second inauguration of President Donald J. Trump," he said. 

"He brought him out [to] the other side, and reached down and saved his life."

Said Graham, "President Trump said God put him in office for a reason - and I believe that, too. 

"I want to continue to encourage people across this country to lift the president up in prayer and ask God to direct his steps, protect him and give him wisdom."

"He seems like he genuinely cares, and … I'm glad that he's here, because it feels like we were forgotten or never taken care of under the other administration," Fairview resident Curtis Wright, who met Trump on Friday, told Fox News Digital.

Audrey Conklin of Fox News Digital contributed reporting.