President Trump Reads Scripture for "America Reads the Bible" National Event

~500 readers are participating in the week-long 'America Reads the Bible' marathon, running daily 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the Museum of the Bible

62% of U.S. adults identify as Christian, a share that had been declining for decades but has been relatively stable since 2019

19 million Bibles were sold in the U.S. in 2025 — a 21-year high, roughly double the number sold in 2019

White born-again/evangelical Christians made up 27% of the 2024 electorate and voted for Trump 82% to 17% for Harris

A record-low 20% of Americans say the Bible is the literal word of God — down from 38% in 1976 — while 49% call it inspired but not literal