Trump becomes a Bible salesman

After Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump went public along with his Truth Social platform, he’s now selling “God Bless the USA Bibles” for $59.99. The changes come after a New York judge in February ordered Trump to pay $454 million and one other $83.3 million penalty in a defamation case.

According to reports, Trump published a video on his Truth Social platform, encouraging his followers to purchase Bibles. The Bible, named after Lee Greenwood’s country ballad that Trump uses at his rallies, also incorporates copies of the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the Declaration of Independence, the Pledge of Allegiance and a handwritten chorus of Greenwood’s song.

Trump says within the video: “All Americans need Bibles in their home, and I have many of them. This is my favorite book. I proudly support and encourage you to read this Bible. We must make America pray again.”

The Bible’s website explains that the product will not be political in nature and that the location will not be operated by Trump or the Trump Organization. Instead, the web site states: “GodBlessTheUSABible.com uses the name, likeness and likeness of Donald J. Trump under a paid license from CIC Ventures LLC, which license may be terminated or revoked in accordance with its terms.”

The same deal is in place with 45Footwear, a company that sells gold “Never Surrender High-Tops” shoes and other Trump-branded merchandise. The company maintains that it uses his name, image and likeness “under a paid license from CIC Ventures LLC, which license may be terminated or revoked in accordance with its terms.” CIC Ventures is the corporate Trump hopes will occur in 2023.

Despite Trump’s repeated gaffes and errors concerning the Bible quotes, he stays very fashionable amongst white evangelicals.

Trump has been criticized several times for misquoting the Bible. For example, in a 2016 speech he said, “Two Corinthians, right? Two Corinthians 3:17 and that’s the whole ballgame,” he said, drawing laughter from some of the students. “Where is the spirit of the Lord… right? Where the spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” Many people on social media corrected him, saying he must have said, “Second Corinthians.”