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Trump to Deliver Oval Office Reading of 2 Chronicles for Washington Bible Marathon

The planned video signals outreach to religious supporters following a week of faith-related controversy.

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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Overview

  • The president’s Oval Office reading, slated for Tuesday at 6 p.m. ET, will stream as part of the America Reads the Bible program and was prerecorded for broadcast.
  • The weeklong event runs April 19–25 at Washington’s Museum of the Bible, where nearly 500 participants will read Scripture from Genesis to Revelation with a free livestream on Great American Pure Flix.
  • Trump will read 2 Chronicles 7:11–22, a passage long used in American public prayer life that includes verse 7:14’s call to humility, prayer, and national healing.
  • Organizers say they set aside this passage for the president, and the White House issued a Presidential Message linking the effort to America’s 250th anniversary and the Bible’s role in U.S. identity.
  • The appearance follows backlash over an AI image that seemed to depict Trump as Jesus and a feud with Pope Leo XIV, framing the reading as a gesture likely to be read through those recent disputes.