Trump Reads Telling Bible Verse Days After Jesus Controversy

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President Donald Trump is leaning into his latent Christianity just days after depicting himself as Jesus Christ and hurling insults at the pope.

The 79-year-old participated in an “America Reads The Bible” event on Tuesday, a week-long scripture reading arranged to coincide with America’s 250th anniversary.

In a pre-recorded video, Trump read from the Old Testament, specifically 2 Chronicles 7:11-22.

The passage is often cited by Christian nationalists, https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-bible-reading-marathon-christian-evangelicals-307cba34a42e73ed2222ca36305c2637" rel="" target="_self" title="https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-bible-reading-marathon-christian-evangelicals-307cba34a42e73ed2222ca36305c2637">the Associated Press notes, who invoke it when seeking to bolster their argument that the U.S. was founded as a Christian nation and should remain one.

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