{"id":2592507,"date":"2026-04-19T09:59:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T13:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-to-read-the-bible-live-for-the-nation-sending-a-message-of-faith\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T10:01:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T14:01:42","slug":"president-trump-to-read-the-bible-live-for-the-nation-sending-a-message-of-faith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-to-read-the-bible-live-for-the-nation-sending-a-message-of-faith\/","title":{"rendered":"President Trump to Read the Bible Live for the Nation: &#8216;Sending a Message of Faith&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpresident-trump-to-read-the-bible-live-for-the-nation-sending-a-message-of-faith%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2592507&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump is set to take part in America Reads the Bible, a nationwide event marking the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americas-250th-birthday-will-be-a-commemoration-not-celebration-in-virginia-because-leftists-dont-think-its-worth-celebrating\/\" title=\"America\u2019s 250th Birthday Will Be A \u2018Commemoration,\u2019 Not \u2018Celebration\u2019 In Virginia Because Leftists Don\u2019t Think It\u2019s Worth Celebrating\">250th anniversary<\/a> of American independence, where 475 leaders will read Scripture from Genesis to Revelation. Trump will read 2 Chronicles 7:11-22, a passage about humility, prayer, and healing, and he recorded his message in advance. The readings will use the King James Version Easy Read edition and the event runs daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., with Trump appearing Tuesday between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. alongside figures such as Ben Carson and House Speaker Mike Johnson.Organizers,including Christians Engaged,say the Bible has long been woven into American identity,highlighting Winthrop\u2019s \u201ccity upon a hill\u201d rhetoric to underscore faith\u2019s influence on the nation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump will participate in the upcoming America Reads the Bible event.<\/p>\n<p>Trump will read 2 Chronicles 7:11&ndash;22 during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americareadsthebible.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">event<\/a>, which is commemorating the 250th anniversary of American independence.<\/p>\n<p>The event features 475 American political, cultural, and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >religious leaders reading<\/a> the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. It begins Sunday and ends Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We needed somebody special to read Second Chronicles chapter seven,&rdquo; Bunni Pounds, president of Christians Engaged, said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-set-read-scripture-oval-office-america-reads-bible-event-starting-sunday\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As my director and I were praying over different sections of scripture, it came to us that this is such a critical passage for the body of Christ,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Pounds said verse 14 is a core part of America&rsquo;s generations of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/even-with-perfectly-cast-jeff-bridges-the-old-man-falls-short-in-understanding-male-aging\/\" title=\"Even With Perfectly Cast Jeff Bridges, \u2018The Old Man\u2019 Falls Short In Understanding Male Aging\">prayer life<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It comes at a time where the Israelites were experiencing hardship and God spoke and said, &lsquo;If my people that are called by my name would humble themselves and pray,&rsquo;&rdquo; Pounds said. &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve prayed this scripture for at least the last 50 years of American history on National Day of Prayer and other moments in this country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And so we instantly said &mdash; who needs to read that? The President of the United States,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;We set it aside for him and have been praying for that for the last year.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Verse 14 reads, &ldquo;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.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Pounds said Trump&rsquo;s participation sends a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/black-lives-matter-nominated-for-nobel-peace-prize\/\" title=\"Black Lives Matter Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize\">powerful message<\/a> in 21st century America.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think he&rsquo;s sending a message that faith matters in this country, and that it&rsquo;s important not only personally, but for our nation overall,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Trump recorded his message in advance.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They&rsquo;re going to see how passionate he is about it, how deliberate he was,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;It really struck me to see the leader of the free world reading scripture from the Oval Office.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s a humility on him&hellip; and I don&rsquo;t believe that he would have read it if he didn&rsquo;t believe it,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Pounds said everyone participating will read from the King James Version Easy Read edition.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee and House Speaker Mike Johnson will also participate.<\/p>\n<p>Trump will appear between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tuesday, during a block of time that will also include former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/04\/17\/us\/trump-bible.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Other readers during the daily sessions that go from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. include Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;From Christopher Columbus&rsquo; arrival in the New World and the first permanent English-speaking settlement at Jamestown to our founding in 1776 and to the present day, the Bible has been indelibly woven into our national identity and way of life,&rdquo; Trump wrote in a presidential <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefings-statements\/2026\/04\/presidential-message-commemorating-250-years-of-the-bible-in-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">message<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Nearly 400 years ago, a decade after the arrival of the Mayflower, the legendary John Winthrop powerfully invoked Jesus Christ&rsquo;s Sermon on the Mount as recorded in the Gospel of Matthew: &lsquo;We must consider that we shall be as a city upon a hill. The eyes of all people are upon us,&rsquo; Winthrop said, imploring his fellow Christian settlers to stand as a beacon of faith for all the world to see,&rdquo; Trump wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In every generation, through every trial and triumph, God&rsquo;s Word has guided our people and our country to incredible new heights,&rdquo; Trump wrote, adding that &ldquo;the America Reads the Bible initiative invites all citizens to once again acknowledge our Nation&rsquo;s extraordinary Biblical foundations and to give thanks for the countless ways in which God has been the sacred source of our unity and national strength.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The event brings together about 475 U.S. political, cultural, and religious leaders who will read the Bible aloud from Genesis to Revelation over a week, starting this Sunday and ending the following Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Bunni Pounds of Christians Engaged said the passage was chosen because it\u2019s a crucial, recurring theme for believers-humbling oneself, praying, seeking God, and turning from wicked ways. She noted this scripture has been central to American prayer life for decades and that Trump\u2019s involvement was requested because faith matters for the nation as a whole. Trump recorded his message in advance, and Pounds described his reading as deliberate and meaningful, saying it would reflect humility and conviction.<\/p>\n<p>All participants will read from the King James Version Easy Read edition. Other prominent readers include U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee and House Speaker Mike Johnson. Trump is slated to appear between 6 and 7 p.m. on Tuesday in a block that also features Ben Carson, with additional readers-such as Texas Governor Greg Abbott and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles-reading during the daily 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. sessions. In a presidential message accompanying the event, Trump highlighted the Bible\u2019s long-standing influence on American identity, invoking John Winthrop\u2019s \u201ccity upon a hill\u201d metaphor and inviting Americans to acknowledge biblical foundations and give thanks for God\u2019s role in national unity and strength<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2592508,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2026-04-18T171025.540.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[53016,5250,33589,3634,32515],"class_list":["post-2592507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-bible-2","tag-faith","tag-live-broadcast","tag-trump","tag-us-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2026-04-18T171025.540.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2592507","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2592507"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2592507\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2592511,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2592507\/revisions\/2592511"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2592508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2592507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2592507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2592507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}