President Donald Trump participated in a Bible-reading marathon, reciting a passage from the Old Testament in a pre-recorded video filmed in the Oval Office.
On Tuesday evening, the 79-year-old president read from 2 Chronicles 7:11–22 — a section of scripture that has long been quoted by those who believe the U.S. was founded as a Christian nation.
“If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land,” the president said as part of his roughly three-minute address.
Critics slammed the scripture reading as a blatant “political stunt,” while supporters praised the Republican president for reminding Americans “who we are as a nation.”
It comes as the Trump administration is fueling a religious resurgence in the federal bureaucracy. Since the president returned to office, federal workers have been inundated with proselytizing emails and invitations to worship services. And senior officials have repeatedly invoked their Christian faith in policy discussions.
The president — who recently posted an AI-generated image of himself as Jesus — has also recently sparred with Pope Leo over the pontiff’s opposition to the Iran war.
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