President Donald Trump participated in a Bible-reading marathon, reciting a passage from the Old Testament in a pre-recorded video filmed in the Oval Office. On Tuesday evening, the 79-year-old president read from 2 Chronicles 7:11–22 — a section of scripture that has long been quoted by those who believe the U.S. was founded as a Christian nation. “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,” the president said as part of his roughly three-minute address. The president — who recently posted an AI-generated image of himself as Jesus — has also recently sparred with Pope Leo over the pontiff’s opposition to the Iran war.
