Trump to Read Bible in America Reads The Bible Event

President Donald Trump is scheduled to deliver a prerecorded Bible reading from the Oval Office on Tuesday, April 21, as part of the weeklong America Reads The Bible event in Washington, D.C. The initiative, which began on Sunday and runs through Saturday, features nearly 500 political, cultural, and religious figures reading the King James Version of the Bible sequentially from Genesis to Revelation.

Organizers with Christians Engaged selected a passage from 2 Chronicles 7:11-22 for Trump, including verse 14: "If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land." Bunni Pounds, founder and president of the group, described the choice as intentional after prayerful consideration. "We needed somebody special to read Second Chronicles chapter seven," she said in an interview. "This is such a critical passage for the body of Christ." Pounds noted that the verse has been central to American prayer traditions, including the National Day of Prayer, for decades.

The event, broadcast daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Eastern Time,...