Former President Donald Trump announced the Bibles for sale on Tuesday (Picture: Truth Social/@realdonaldtrump)
Ex-President Donald Trump is selling Bibles for $60 a copy as he faces massive legal bills amid his campaign to return to the White House.
Trump on his Truth Social platform shared a video of himself clutching the ‘God Bless the USA Bible’ and called it ‘my favorite book’.
The former president said he was ‘proud’ to be partnering with country singer Lee Greenwood on the Bible, which includes the handwritten chorus of his song, ‘God Bless The USA’.
‘Happy Holy Week! Let’s Make America Pray Again,’ wrote Trump on his social media post. ‘As we lead into Good Friday and Easter, I encourage you to get a copy of the God Bless The USA Bible.’
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In his more than three-minute-long video, Trump added: ‘All Americans need a Bible in their home, and I have many. It’s my favorite book. I’m proud to endorse and encourage you to get this Bible.’
The website for the Bible states it is ‘easy-to-read, large print’ and ‘will be perfect to take to church, a bible study, work, travel, etc.’ They are priced at $59.99 each and the site encourages customers to allow four to six weeks for delivery ‘DUE TO HIGH ORDER VOLUME’.
Trump announced the Bibles for sale a day after a New York appeals court ruled that he can pay a smaller bond amount in his civil fraud case. The court agreed to give Trump 10 more days to pay a $175million bond – reduced from the $646million judgment against him and his family real estate company.
Ex-President Donald Trump collaborated with country singer Lee Greenwood on the Bibles (Picture: Donald Trump)
After the ruling, Trump bragged, ‘As they say, I have a lot of cash. You know because you looked at my statements.’ He claimed that the civil fraud case was brought against him because opponents ‘don’t want me to use my cash to get reelected’.
Trump previously posted a $92million bond in the defamation case brought by columnist and sexual assault accuser E Jean Carroll.
The ex-president has launched numerous commercial ventures, including $399 gold high-top sneakers last month, pieces of the suit he wore for his Georgia election interference case mugshot, and $99 digital trading cards.
Ex-President Donald Trump said, ‘Let’s Make America Pray Again.'(Picture: Getty Images)
His latest, the Bible, is a King James Version translation that also includes a copy of the US Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the Declaration of Independence and the Pledge of Allegiance.
Regarding if the proceeds from the Bible sales will go toward Trump’s presidential campaign, the site states: ‘No, GodBlessTheUSABible.com is not political and has nothing to do with any political campaign. GodBlessTheUSABible.com is not owned, managed or controlled by Donald J. Trump, The Trump Organization, CIC Ventures LLC or any of their respective principals or affiliates.’
Trump put the Bible on sale the same day that Truth Social stock surged in its trading debut. Trump Media, Truth Social’s parent company, jumped on Nasdaq and reached an estimated market value of nearly $8billion. The ex-president owns about 60% of Trump Media, and his stake in the company translates to roughly $4.6billion.
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