Trump takes on unlikely new role for Easter – Bible salesman

Donald Trump, fresh off a near-miraculous court ruling slashing a nearly half-billion bond he owed down to $175m, is now slinging Bibles on Truth Social.

The former president — who has previously compared himself to Jesus Christ — has lent his image to the «God Bless the USA» Bible, a special version of the Good Book inspired by Lee Greenwood's saccharine patriotic tune of the same name.

Mr Trump held up the brown leather tome — this time right-side up — in an ad he shared on his Truth Social account on Tuesday.

«Happy Holy Week! Let’s Make America Pray Again. As we lead into Good Friday and Easter, I encourage you to get a copy of the God Bless The USA Bible,» Mr Trump wrote.

According to the vendor website Mr Trump linked to, the $60 Bible features «easy-to-read, large print» and a main selling point is that it can be picked up and moved around, which is a common feature for not only Bibles, but most books.

«Easy-to-read, large print, and slim design, this Bible invites you to explore God’s Word anywhere, any time,» the website says. «This large print Bible will be perfect to take to church, a bible study, work, travel, etc.»

Finally, a Bible that can be taken to church.

Mr Trump's favoured Bible also includes the chorus to Greenwood's «God Bless the USA,» as well as the text of the US Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the Declaration of Independence, and the Pledge of Allegiance, making it a convenient collection for those who are tired of having to separate their church from their state.

Trump was accused of using the Bible as a prop during his bizarre trip to a vandalised church in Washington, DC during the Black Lives Matter protests in 2020

Mr Trump has previously experienced controversies connected to the