Trump's Bible Verse: A Political Move?

0:00On April 20, President Trump is jumping into a nationwide Bible reading event called America reads the Bible, timed for the country's 200, 50th birthday. At 6 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday, he'll deliver a pre-taped passage from two Chronicles Chapter 7, verses 11-22, hitting on, themes of humility and healing the land. This move lands right after his heated online clash with Pope Leo, where he called the Pope weak on crime and ripped him for linking up with Barack. Obama's old advisor, David Axelrod, Trump also shared an AI image that looked like him as Jesus, which he later said showed him as a doctor and tossed out unbacked claims about the Pope, on Iran nukes. Folks remember Trump's past Bible moments, like holding one upside down outside of church during the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests, or calling 2nd Corinthians just 2 Corinthians back in 2016. Even when pressed on his favorite verse, he played it vague, saying, old and new testament

1:01are equal. Still, those slips haven't hurt his pull with faith voters. In the 2024 election, he grabbed 81% of white evangelicals and 60% of white Catholics per recent polls. Catholics are a key swing group, though his beef with the Pope might be shifting some support. As Trump steps to the mic with his verse on turning from wicked ways, it underscores his tight bond with evangelicals amid the ongoing faith, ironed politics mix.