Trump’s Bible reading streams tonight at a complicated moment for his relationship with American Christians | CNN Politics

One day after he posted — then deleted — an image comparing himself to Jesus Christ, President Donald Trump sat at his desk in the Oval Office and read from the Bible directly to a camera. The president recorded his two-and-a-half-minute passage, 2 Chronicles 7:11-22, last week, and it will be played at the Museum of the Bible and online via the faith-based Pure Flix streaming service Tuesday evening. Trump is one of nearly 500 people reading scripture this week as part of “America Reads the Bible,” a weeklong event offering what its organizers describe as a “spiritual celebration” of the country’s 250th anniversary. The effort is led by a Christian nonprofit aimed at engaging the country and its leaders on the need for the Bible’s teachings. Participants, which include Trump, his chief of staff Susie Wiles, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, among others, are reading from the Book of Genesis through the Book of Revelation. Some are doing so via in-person appearances at the Museum of the Bible and others, like Trump, are doing virtual readings. The passage Trump is reading is a significant one — and has marked a rallying cry for the