‘If my people’: Why the Bible passage Trump read aloud is so polarizing

NewsWorldAmericasUS politics‘If my people’: Why the Bible passage Trump read aloud is so polarizingPresident Donald Trump is among hundreds who are taking turns reading the entire Bible aloud over the course of a weekPeter Smith Wednesday 22 April 2026 06:50 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2962280To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-reading-bible-verse-chronicles-b2962385.html","title":"‘If my people’: Why the Bible passage Trump read aloud is so polarizing"}}CloseTrump participates in marathon Bible-reading event days after posting AI photo of himself as JesusSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}The scr...