Trump vs. Pope: President reads Bible in ‘AI Jesus’ image, says he has ‘right to disagree’ with Pope Leo

Trump recorded a two-and-a-half-minute Bible reading at the White House. The video was shown at the Museum of the Bible on Tuesday night and is available online on the Pure Flix platform. He read from 2 Chronicles 7:11-22 as part of a weeklong “Bible Reading in America” ​​event commemorating the 250th anniversary of America’s independence.

Trump was one of nearly 500 people who attended the event, which included reading the entire Bible from cover to cover.

According to CNN, the passage read by Trump is considered important and is often used as a message to the Christian right in the United States and around the world. It reads: “If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their evil ways, then I will hear from heaven and I will forgive their sin and heal their land.”

His remarks came just a day after the pope spoke against those who abuse religion during a visit to Cameroon. “Woe to those who manipulate religion and the name of God for their own military, economic and political interests, dragging sacred things into darkness and filth,” the pope said.

Trump also reportedly made it clear that he had no plans to apologize as the two men continue to publicly disagree over the Iran war.

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He later deleted the post, saying “this is what I do as a doctor, in connection with the Red Cross.” He then shared another AI image showing Jesus hugging him, with the caption: “Radical left crazies may not like this but I think it’s good!!!”

However, Bonnie Ponzi, leader of the group that organized the event, said Trump’s decision to delete the first post was “touching” and said the Bible reading event had been planned before the controversy.

“He was so genuine and real, whether we liked what he said sometimes or didn’t like what he said, if he didn’t believe it, he wouldn’t do it,” Pounds told CNN.