The “God Bless USA Bible”
Donald Trump has recently revealed a new item in his ‘shop window’:
A version of the Bible.
in a video, promoting its availability, he said – ‘All Americans need a Bible in their home, and I have many. ‘The former President explained that the country singer Lee Greenwood’s version of a King James translation, will be published, with the title – God Bless the USA, Bible.”
“It’s my favourite book,” he added.
Trump is encouraging his supporters to buy a Bible endorsed by himself and Lee Greenwood. It costs $59.99, plus taxes and shipping.
That does sit on the more expensive end of Bibles on sale. But those books presumably don’t include copies of the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the handwritten lyrics to the chorus of Greenwood’s “God Bless the USA.” – which the new version does include.
One month after releasing a line of branded trainers in the USA promoted as gold lame ‘high Tops’ and branded “No Surender’ for $399 a pair , Donald Trump revealed a new item: the Bible the former president explained in a video promoting the country singer Lee Greenwood’s version of a King James translation, the “God Bless the USA Bible.”
“It’s my favourite book,” Trump added.
Throughout the rest of the clip – Trump swerved through random opportunities to rail against bureaucrats and a country under threat from the conspiracies of his, so called, ‘deep State’—all while hawking a holy text like a market trader.
Might have something to do with the fact that – he is broke, or at best – low on cash.
Trump Cash Crisis
So, Trump must pay – in the near future:
- $83.3 million awarded to the writer E. Jean Carroll for defamation – following his guilty verdict on the rape charge.
- He owes more than $450 million—the amount continues to grow because of interest—following the fraud case brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James and was required to put up cash or post a bond by March 25. He has not and – as is his habit – appealed for a stay (delay) on the bond – which failed -and has now lodged a formal appeal on both decisions – the verdict and the penalty.
- Plus, unspecified Lawyer’s fees – which must be in the $millions’
Trump doesn’t have that money on hand. In an April 2023 deposition for the fraud case, Trump said, “We have a lot of cash. I believe we have substantially in excess of $400 million in cash, which is a lot for a developer. Developers usually don’t have cash. They have assets, not cash. We have, I believe, $400-plus and going up very substantially every month.”
Almost certainly his usual fiction – especially since the pandemic and higher interest rates – have caused most property markets to depress and the number and value of sales, drop significantly.
So – his major fixed assets – real estate – cannot be liquidated for their original book values –
A delicious irony – because his book values were grossly overstated in annual declarations for many years – as was proved in the New York fraud case verdict.
Made me smile, anyway!