Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) blasted former President Donald Trump’s latest business venture, selling the “God Bless the USA” Bible for $59.99 at the start of Christian’s Holy Week.
Warnock showed his disdain toward Trump’s selling of the “God Bless the USA” Bible on CNN’s State of the Union with Dana Bash on Sunday. Warnock, who is a pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, said he was delivering an Easter Sunday service.
“The Bible does not need Donald Trump’s endorsement,” Warnock said. “Jesus, in the very last week of his life, chased the money changers out of his Temple. Those who would take sacred things and use them as cheap relics to be sold in the marketplace.”
“The sad thing is that none of us are surprised by this. This is what we expect from the former president,” Warnock 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 announced on Truth Social Tuesday to mark the beginning of sales for his Bible.
“This Bible is the King James version, it also includes our founding father documents,” Trump announced. The Bible includes copies of the Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights, and the Pledge of Allegiance. In the announcement, he reiterated that the Bible is his favorite book and said, “All Americans need a Bible in their home.”
“This Bible is a reminder that the biggest thing we have to bring back to America to Make America Great Again is our religion. Religion is so important, it’s so missing, but it’s going to come back, and it’s going to come back strong,” Trump said.
Warnock also criticized the former president’s other business ventures, including his shoe line “The Never Surrender High-Top Sneaker” and Trump University, which was not an accredited college or university and ceased operations after lawsuits found the school defrauded its students.
“If he’s not selling us steaks, he’s selling us a school whose degree is not worth the paper that it’s written on,” Warnock said. “If he’s not selling us a school, he’s selling us sneakers, and now he’s trying to sell the scriptures. At the end of the day, I think he’s trying to sell the American people a ‘Bill of Goods.’”
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Warnock said he does not believe this strategy will work in Trump’s favor for the election.
“That worked in 2016, although he did not win the popular vote in 2016,” Warnock said. “It did not work in 2020, and I don’t think it’s going to work in 2024.”
