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BumRushDaShow

(170,669 posts)
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 06:52 PM 10 hrs ago

Trump to join public Bible reading as Pope Leo clash simmers

Source: The Hill

04/18/26 11:41 AM ET


President Trump on Friday announced that he will attend a marathon reading of the Bible amid his feud with Pope Leo XIV. The group Christians Engaged listed Trump one of many participants in the “America Reads the Bible” event, which starts Saturday evening and runs for a week.

The president said in a statement that he applauds “every citizen participating in the America Reads the Bible initiative. Together, we will honor Holy Scripture, renew our faith, usher in a historic resurgence of religion on American shores, and rededicate the United States as one Nation under God.” Event organizers told The New York Times that Trump recorded his segment of the reading from the Oval Office. The president will read from the Old Testament book of 2 Chronicles.

The outlet added that this passage is interpreted by Trump’s Christian supporters as a call to national repentance and subsequent blessing. Several past and present Trump administration officials will also participate in the reading, who make up the roughly 500 readers listed on the event’s website.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Dr. Ben Carson, Veteran Affairs Secretary Doug Collins, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R), U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo are on the list. Trump allies such as House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and the Rev. Franklin Graham are also scheduled to participate.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5837716-trump-bible-reading-pope-leo-feud-ai-jesus/



Sinners all. Does this mean they will restore USAID or all those programs cut that helped to feed and care for the health of this nation? Are people like Keystone Kash or Tulsi included?

If not, it's all just " (meaningless) words on a page" to them.
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Trump to join public Bible reading as Pope Leo clash simmers (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 10 hrs ago OP
C'mon, God, you know what to do. They'll all be in one place so the efficient use of lightning will be possible... Ocelot II 10 hrs ago #1
He's overdue for a smiting! TexasBushwhacker 10 hrs ago #7
Maybe he'll burst into flames. Dulcinea 6 hrs ago #33
What an effing joke. PittBlue 10 hrs ago #2
Well, in all fairness, piddyprints 10 hrs ago #3
True... PittBlue 10 hrs ago #6
I hope he holds the right side up. nt pazzyanne 8 hrs ago #22
Trump to read "Song of Solomon" . . . . . . no_hypocrisy 10 hrs ago #4
That'll get him all hot BumRushDaShow 10 hrs ago #5
Salacious part of the bible! seabiscuit5920 9 hrs ago #13
From the King Jimmy version... ultralite001 10 hrs ago #8
God should send some lightning bolts. Irish_Dem 10 hrs ago #9
Like this... sop 7 hrs ago #27
Hegseth will pick the verses Trump reads caraher 10 hrs ago #10
I think Netanyahu told Trump he is the Messiah delisen 9 hrs ago #11
Trump would burst into flames if he had to read Matthew 25:31-46. Ocelot II 9 hrs ago #12
Gathering of traitors and blasphemers (if you believe, I don't). SamKnause 9 hrs ago #14
Trump's biggest challenge will be to stay awake. oasis 9 hrs ago #15
We all know he cannot stay on script... EarthFirst 9 hrs ago #16
He won't actually read anything aloud from the Bible, but if we're lucky... Grokenstein 6 hrs ago #32
None of these phony christians has a clue what their faith demands. travelingthrulife 9 hrs ago #17
Did he give up on Two Corinthians ToxMarz 9 hrs ago #18
Because of course you know he has to show he's better at it than the Pope blue blues 9 hrs ago #19
Just ask him to recite any passage from memory - no reading text. The result will be hilarious. erronis 8 hrs ago #20
Oh, let him read it. Or try. That'd be pretty funny Attilatheblond 4 hrs ago #40
He's not sleeping too well. Great chance to take a long nap. PuraVidaDreamin 8 hrs ago #21
The smite button!!! paleotn 8 hrs ago #23
Irony? Smilo 8 hrs ago #24
trump has no reading comprehension radical noodle 6 hrs ago #35
Please god Keepthesoulalive 7 hrs ago #25
If the Bible doesn't burst into flame not fooled 7 hrs ago #26
😳🙄😂 underpants 7 hrs ago #28
Whoa boy. For the first time in my life, I had to work from mahina 7 hrs ago #30
Please tell me he is reading One Corinthian. Lord, mahina 7 hrs ago #29
May the dark and filthy one read Matthew 6:5 mobeau69 6 hrs ago #31
Has he asked who are the 2 Chronicles yet? KPN 6 hrs ago #34
Simon and Schuster BidenRocks 1 hr ago #42
Wondering - will they be reading the Bible at the corner church? Seinan Sensei 6 hrs ago #36
Every Bible within 100 feet of Trump might just burst into flames. cstanleytech 5 hrs ago #37
The thing of it, I believe he doesn't know how to read. Remember when he tried to read the Constitution and got 3Hotdogs 5 hrs ago #38
Not that many Americans do anymore. Trump least of all. Karasu 4 hrs ago #39
hysterical. more excerpts from pulp fiction orleans 2 hrs ago #41
Not Interested bmichaelh 1 hr ago #43

Ocelot II

(130,826 posts)
1. C'mon, God, you know what to do. They'll all be in one place so the efficient use of lightning will be possible...
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 06:54 PM
10 hrs ago

seabiscuit5920

(30 posts)
13. Salacious part of the bible!
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 07:58 PM
9 hrs ago

King Solomon had 500+ concubines! There is a very lustful chapter on his indecent desires for one of them. They want this book in school libraries????

ultralite001

(2,579 posts)
8. From the King Jimmy version...
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 07:12 PM
10 hrs ago

JOHN 11:35

"Jesus wept."

Krasnov can probably handle that much scripture...

delisen

(7,394 posts)
11. I think Netanyahu told Trump he is the Messiah
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 07:53 PM
9 hrs ago

Trump is so easily flattered and manipulated.

I wonder what Paula White has told him. perhaps that that only he can open the Gates of Hormuz and deliver unto the world the precious oil, so that the peoples of the world will be saved from annihilation and, anointed with the oil they will praise your name, and the world’ s riches will flow to you and to your faithful servants through the miracle of insider trading.

SamKnause

(14,920 posts)
14. Gathering of traitors and blasphemers (if you believe, I don't).
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 08:06 PM
9 hrs ago

They hate this country and everything it stands for.

Their religion, their book, and their beliefs are sick and twisted.

Fuck fascists !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fuck Christian theocracy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

EarthFirst

(4,179 posts)
16. We all know he cannot stay on script...
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 08:09 PM
9 hrs ago

…so it will be quite interesting to see where this goes.

Grokenstein

(6,372 posts)
32. He won't actually read anything aloud from the Bible, but if we're lucky...
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 11:01 PM
6 hrs ago

he'll drop his marble and tell the crowd he personally wrote it.

blue blues

(75 posts)
19. Because of course you know he has to show he's better at it than the Pope
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 08:29 PM
9 hrs ago

I can wait for it .... in the middle of verse he starts a rant about Biden or Obama
maybe a sir story

erronis

(24,096 posts)
20. Just ask him to recite any passage from memory - no reading text. The result will be hilarious.
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 08:51 PM
8 hrs ago

Attilatheblond

(9,029 posts)
40. Oh, let him read it. Or try. That'd be pretty funny
Sun Apr 19, 2026, 01:35 AM
4 hrs ago

Especially when he stops and asks "Who the hell put all these red words in here?"

Smilo

(2,041 posts)
24. Irony?
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 09:35 PM
8 hrs ago

The "America Reads the Bible" marathon kicked off TODAY and Trump is participating with a special reading from the Oval Office this week. Out of the entire Bible — 66 books, 1,189 chapters, 31,000 verses — the organizers assigned Donald Trump 2 Chronicles 7:14.
A verse about humbling yourself. Turning from your wicked ways. Seeking forgiveness from God so He will "heal their land."
A repentance verse. For Trump.
And before you think this is just a coincidence — the event organizer went on camera and literally said: "It's a scripture about repentance. None of us are perfect." They knew exactly what they were doing.

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radical noodle

(10,635 posts)
35. trump has no reading comprehension
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 11:17 PM
6 hrs ago

He won't understand a word of it. It would make for a great comedy skit, though.

Keepthesoulalive

(2,327 posts)
25. Please god
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 09:42 PM
7 hrs ago

Let the Bible catch fire and light up his soul as well as the rest of his mortal body.

mahina

(20,684 posts)
30. Whoa boy. For the first time in my life, I had to work from
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 10:10 PM
7 hrs ago

Spitting my tea out.

Rolling! DUzy awards committee: YO! Look up!

mahina

(20,684 posts)
29. Please tell me he is reading One Corinthian. Lord,
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 10:08 PM
7 hrs ago

is the past tense “smited” or “smote?”

mobeau69

(12,409 posts)
31. May the dark and filthy one read Matthew 6:5
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 10:44 PM
6 hrs ago

And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.

Seinan Sensei

(1,589 posts)
36. Wondering - will they be reading the Bible at the corner church?
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 11:31 PM
6 hrs ago

You know. The one across from the corner store.

3Hotdogs

(15,433 posts)
38. The thing of it, I believe he doesn't know how to read. Remember when he tried to read the Constitution and got
Sun Apr 19, 2026, 12:42 AM
5 hrs ago

pissed that it had big words innit/

bmichaelh

(1,217 posts)
43. Not Interested
Sun Apr 19, 2026, 04:40 AM
1 hr ago

If you wanted to listen to the Bible, there are some recordings by some great Shakespearean actors: Laurence Olivier, David Suchet and James Earl Jones.

I can not listen to Trump say 3 words together; what terrible tone.

BTW, there is a scene in Olivier's film production of Richard III when he is displaying religious devotion and is accompanied by two clerics as he plots to steal the crown from his nephew.

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