Trump is selling $60 Bibles with ‘God Bless the U.S.A.’ singer Lee Greenwood

Donald
Trump
on
Tuesday
started
promoting
a
line
of
pricey
Bibles
in
partnership
with
country
music
star
Lee
Greenwood,
whose
song “God
Bless
the
U.S.A.”
is
omnipresent
at
the
former
president’s
political
rallies.

“All
Americans
need
a
Bible
in
their
home,
and
I
have
many,”
Trump
said
in
a

video
on
Truth
Social
announcing
the
business
deal.

“It’s
my
favorite
book.
It’s
a
lot
of
people’s
favorite
book,”
he
said.

“Religion
and
Christianity
are
the
biggest
things
missing
from
this
country,
and
I
truly
believe
that
we
need
to
bring
them
back,”
he
added. “It’s
one
of
the
biggest
problems
we
have.
That’s
why
our
country’s
going
haywire
—
we’ve
lost
religion
in
our
country.”

The
ubiquitous
Christian
holy
text
is
the
world’s

bestselling
book,
and
churches
are
often
more
than
happy
to
hand
them
out
for
free.
The
Bible
is
also
free
to
read
on
a
wide
range
of
websites
and
apps,
not
to
mention
hotel
rooms
and
other
places.

The “God
Bless
the
U.S.A.
Bible”
costs
$59.99,
not
including
shipping
and
other
fees.

For
that
money,
buyers
get
a
range
of
extra
features
not
typically
included
in
run-of-the-mill
Bibles.

The
Trump-Greenwood
Bible,
a
King
James
translation,
includes
a
copy
of
a “handwritten
chorus”
to
the
eponymous
Greenwood
hit,
according
to
the
website.

It
also
includes
the
U.S.
Constitution,
the
Bill
of
Rights,
the
Declaration
of
Independence
and
the
Pledge
of
Allegiance,
the
site
says.

It’s
the “only
Bible”
endorsed
by
either
Trump
or
Greenwood,
the
site
proclaims.
It
adds,
it’s “the
ONLY
Bible
inspired
by
America’s
most
recognized
patriotic
anthem,
God
Bless
The
USA.”

The
text
is
also
printed
in
a
large
font
that
highlights
the
words
of
Jesus
in
red,
per
the
site.

It
was
not
immediately
clear
how
much
money
Trump
and
Greenwood
stood
to
make
off
the
promotion,
which
came
during
Holy
Week,
a
sacred
time
for
Christians.

Trump,
the
presumptive
Republican
presidential
nominee,
has
also
promoted
sneakers,
perfume
and
digital
trading
cards
while
running
to
unseat
Democratic
incumbent
President

Joe
Biden.

The
partnership
comes
at
an
especially
turbulent
moment
for
Trump’s
finances.

Trump
has
recently
seen
his
net
worth
explode
by
billions
of
dollars,
following
a
successful
merger
allowing
his
media
company
to
publicly
trade
on
the
Nasdaq.

But
he
can’t
cash
in
on
his
stake
in
that
company
for
months.
In
the
meantime,
he
has
just
days
to
put
up
$175
million
for
an
appeal
bond
that
will
stop
the
state
of
New
York
from
enforcing
a
$454
million
civil
fraud
judgment
against
him.

Trump
is
also
fighting
other
hefty
civil
judgments,
including
a
federal
jury
verdict
ordering
him
to
pay
$83.3
million
for
defaming
writer
E.
Jean
Carroll
after
she
accused
the
former
president
of
raping
her
years
ago.

Trump’s
political
fundraising
operation,
meanwhile,
is
falling
far
behind
the
Biden
campaign’s
efforts.
Trump
said
Monday
that
he “might”
put
his
own
money
into
his
White
House
bid.

The
website
selling
the
Trump-backed
Bibles
specifies
that
none
of
its
proceeds
will
go
toward
the
Trump
campaign.

The
site
says
it “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.”

Rather,
it
says
it
is
licensed
by
CIC
Ventures
to
use
Trump’s
name,
likeness
and
image.

Trump’s
2023
financial

disclosure
shows
he
has
made
more
than
$5
million
in
speaking
engagements
through
CIC
Ventures.