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Trump to Deliver Oval Office Bible Reading for Weeklong D.C. Event

The Oval Office reading signals the administration's push to fold overt Christian messaging into national 250th anniversary events.

TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump holds a Bible while visiting St. John's Church across from the White House after the area was cleared of people protesting the death of George Floyd June 1, 2020, in Washington, DC. US President Donald Trump was due to make a televised address to the nation on Monday after days of anti-racism protests against police brutality that have erupted into violence. The White House announced that the president would make remarks imminently after he has been criticized for not publicly addressing in the crisis in recent days. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty Images)
U.S. President Donald Trump holds up a Bible as he stands in front of St. John's Episcopal Church across from the White House after walking there for a photo opportunity during ongoing protests over racial inequality in the wake of the death of George Floyd while in Minneapolis police custody, at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 1, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
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The venue at Musuem of the Bible for "America Reads the Bible" (Photo by America Reads the Bible Facebook)

Overview

  • President Trump, who prerecorded a video from the Oval Office, is scheduled to read 2 Chronicles 7:11–22 during the 6 p.m. ET hour on Tuesday, with Ben and Candy Carson set to follow.
  • America Reads the Bible runs April 19–25 at Washington’s Museum of the Bible with near 500 participants reading daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., and the event is livestreamed on Great American Pure Flix.
  • The White House issued a Presidential Message endorsing the initiative and calling the Bible “indelibly woven into our national identity,” framing the readings as part of the nation’s semiquincentennial.
  • Organizers with Christians Engaged reserved 2 Chronicles 7 for the president, pointing to verse 14’s call to humble prayer and repentance that many evangelicals cite as a promise for national renewal.
  • News outlets note the appearance follows a week of faith-related clashes, including a feud with Pope Leo XIV and deleted AI images of Jesus, intensifying debate over the administration’s use of Christian symbols in official venues.