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Trump Bibles for sale - Magical Realist - Mar 27, 2024
Disgusting shitbag. There's no level he won't sink to..
WASHINGTON – "While seeking money to finance his campaign and pay his legal bills, Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday began hawking a unique product: the Bible.
Posting a sales video on his Truth Social platform, Trump said: "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."
Trump's partner in this venture is musician Lee Greenwood, whose anthem "God Bless The USA" opens Trump's political rallies.
The God Bless The USA Bible – at $59.99 – includes the U.S. Constitution, the amendments that make up the Bill of Rights, the Declaration of Independence, the Pledge of Allegiance and a "handwritten chorus" to "God Bless The USA."
The Bible's website claims the book "is not political and has nothing to do with any political campaign.” However, it's not clear how much the former president was paid – or will be paid – for sales of the product.
Trump's sales pitch immediately outraged his political opponents.
Sarafina Chitika, a senior spokesperson for President Joe Biden's reelection campaign, said in a statement that “The last time the American people saw Donald Trump hold up a Bible it was for a photo op after he tear-gassed American citizens demonstrating against white supremacy."
"Unrepentant grifter Trump is so desperate for cash that he's selling a ‘God Bless the USA’ Bible," the anti-Trump organization Lincoln Project said on X. formerly Twitter. "How much money do you think Trump gets off each sale?"
The group Republican Voters Against Trump said on X that "Donald Trump is observing Holy Week by selling 'the only Bible endorsed by President Trump' for $60. For a seasoned grifter, *everything* is an opportunity."
The move also reminded Trump's critics of a chapter from his term in office. While Trump was president, law enforcement officials aggressively forced protesters out of a park near the White House, and Trump then walked to a nearby church and took a photo raising a Bible. The bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington criticized Trump after the moment.
The former president's most recent product also comes as he's trying to finance his campaign and pay his legal bills. Trump began selling Bibles a day after a New York appeals court lowered his bond for an appeal of a civil court decision holding him liable for bank fraud. The former president has until nest week to post a bond of $175 million.
Trump also posted a $92 million bond tied to the defamation lawsuits brought by columnist E. Jean Carroll.
Additionally, the former president trails President Joe Biden in terms of campaign funds.
The video released by Trump on Tuesday is as much political as spiritual. He said, without any proof, that "Christians are under siege" these days, and their values are being threatened.
"We must make America pray again," Trump said."
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/03/26/donald-trump-sells-bibles/73107668007/
RE: Trump Bibles for sale - stryder - Mar 27, 2024
Religion for tax evasion perhaps? How much would each book be taxed by?
RE: Trump Bibles for sale - Magical Realist - Mar 27, 2024
Good point. Tax evasion is nothing new for Trump.
RE: Trump Bibles for sale - Syne - Mar 27, 2024
Using the tax laws, as written, is not evasion.
It's always funny when non-Christians decide to get offended on their behalf. You have no stake in the matter. You're just using the Bible as a way to attack your political opponent. That is unchristian.
RE: Trump Bibles for sale - stryder - Mar 28, 2024
(Mar 27, 2024 11:20 PM)Syne Wrote: Using the tax laws, as written, is not evasion.
It's always funny when non-Christians decide to get offended on their behalf. You have no stake in the matter. You're just using the Bible as a way to attack your political opponent. That is unchristian.
Syne you are missing the point. It's not about bashing an opposition, it's identifying the angle. Trump always has an angle, that's how he was a businessman, thats how he has been as a pseudo-politician. There is always an angle and the angle in his case is always about the money. Sure he'll sell you a pseudo-product, a pipedream, but if the shit were to ever hit hte fan in Trump town, it's guaranteed he'd be out the back door with a carpet bag filled with money.
I guess you could say exploiting the bible belt with bibles is a bit
RE: Trump Bibles for sale - Syne - Mar 28, 2024
Let's test that. How would you react to Biden selling Bibles? The same, or are there different rules for Trump? If the same, what do you think Biden's angle would be, and how would that compare with Trump's? I'm betting there's one key difference you're missing.
RE: Trump Bibles for sale - Magical Realist - Mar 28, 2024
Quote:How would you react to Biden selling Bibles?
LOL! Biden would never stoop to selling Bibles to pay for his campaign and legal expenses. That's why he won the election. He has a moral backbone. He's not a money-grubbing sleazebag lowlife like Trump is.
RE: Trump Bibles for sale - stryder - Mar 28, 2024
(Mar 28, 2024 02:12 AM)Syne Wrote: Let's test that. How would you react to Biden selling Bibles? The same, or are there different rules for Trump? If the same, what do you think Biden's angle would be, and how would that compare with Trump's? I'm betting there's one key difference you're missing.
I wouldn't agree with any politician that sells bibles (I'm not s big fan of solicitation).
RE: Trump Bibles for sale - Syne - Mar 28, 2024
So there could be no other reason Biden could chose to sell Bibles? What if he sold them cheaper than they usually sell for?
Every politician solicits. That's what campaign fundraisers are.
RE: Trump Bibles for sale - Yazata - Mar 28, 2024
Greg Gutfeld just did a bit on Trump Bibles. He says that they are mostly the same as the familiar ones, except that the Garden of Eden now features a Trump casino. Jesus turns water into bottles of Trump-branded wine. And the devil is a "Total Loser"