Former President Donald Trump’s latest venture selling Bibles has sparked the fury of Christians.

Trump, who became the presumptive Republican nominee earlier in March, posted a video on his Truth Social platform on Tuesday urging his supporters to buy the “God Bless the USA Bible,” inspired by country singer Lee Greenwood’s patriotic ballad.

“Happy Holy Week! Let’s Make America Pray Again. As we lead into Good Friday and Easter, I encourage you to get a copy of the God Bless the USA Bible,” Trump wrote in the post, alongside a link to a website selling the book for $59.99. It came a day after Trump seemingly compared his legal plight to Jesus Christ’s persecution.

And it comes as he faces mounting legal bills while fighting four criminal indictments and a series of civil charges while running to reclaim the White House. On Monday, a New York appeals court agreed to hold off on collecting the more than $454 million he owes following a civil fraud judgment if he puts up $175 million within 10 days.

But the move has sparked the ire of Christians.

  • @danc4498
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    279 months ago

    If his last bible episode didn’t end his Christian support, I doubt this will either.

    • TurtleJoe
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      209 months ago

      This whole grift is specifically set up to allow churches to donate money to him without breaking the law.

      • @PM_Your_Nudes_Please
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        119 months ago

        Yup. Churches can’t donate to politicians directly, but they can buy comically overpriced bibles in bulk. We can’t donate $60k to a political campaign, but we can buy 1000 bibles and claim it’s for replacing the books in the church pews.

    • @[email protected]
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      59 months ago

      Or the time he held the bible upside down talking about it for 10 min while cops tear gassed protesters

      • @danc4498
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        29 months ago

        How in the name of holy fucking shit can anybody want this guy as their president? What the fuck is wrong with people!