Trump Participates in Historic Bible-Reading Marathon to Celebrate Nation’s 250th Anniversary

The president joined hundreds of others for the ‘America Reads the Bible’ event.  

President Donald Trump reads passages from the Bible in the Oval Office at the White House as part of the “America Reads the Bible” celebration on April 21, 2026, in a still from video. Courtesy of Great American Pure Flix via Reuters/Screenshot via The Epoch Times

WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump read passages from the Bible on April 21 from the Oval Office at the White House as part of the “America Reads the Bible” celebration.

Trump read 2 Chronicles 7:11–22, long considered a call to national prayer. The Old Testament passages include God’s response to King Solomon after the construction of the first temple, promising forgiveness for those who repent and issuing a warning that disobedience comes with consequences.