‘Political stunt’: Critics slam Trump’s reading of a Bible passage one week after posting AI image of himself as Jesus

NewsWorldAmericasUS politics‘Political stunt’: Critics slam Trump’s reading of a Bible passage one week after posting AI image of himself as JesusSupporters praised the Republican president for reminding Americans ‘who we are as a nation’Brendan Rascius in New York Wednesday 22 April 2026 00:28 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2962262","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-bible-passage-reading-white-house-b2962262.html","title":"‘Political stunt’: Critics slam Trump’s reading of a Bible after AI Jesus post"}}CloseTrump asks NCAA champions if they think men should compete in women's sportsSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceM...