Earlier this year, former President Donald Trump promoted a “God Bless the USA” Bible on his Truth Social account. The God Bless the USA Bible has former President Donald Trump’s name on the cover, as well as the line “THE DAY GOD INTERVENED” with the date July 13, 2024 — the day of the assassination attempt against Trump during his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
The God Bless the USA Bible is just one of Trump’s business ventures using his likeness to sell a product. He has also sold Trump NFTs and licensed the use of his image for the sale of Trump-branded sneakers.
Viral social media posts in early October claimed that the Bibles were manufactured in China, a country Trump has repeatedly accused of stealing American jobs and engaging in unfair trade practices. Several VERIFY readers sent us questions asking if Trump’s Bibles were manufactured in China.
THE QUESTION
Were Trump-branded “God Bless the USA” Bibles made in China?
THE SOURCES
- GodBlessTheUSABible.com
- Trump campaign finance disclosures
- ImportGenius
- ImportYeti
- The Associated Press
- Dake Kang, a Beijing-based AP reporter who worked on the Trump Bible story
THE ANSWER
Yes, Trump-branded “God Bless the USA” Bibles were made in China.
WHAT WE FOUND
At least six shipping containers containing more than 115,000 of the Trump-branded God Bless the USA Bibles were printed in China and then shipped to the United States.
On Feb. 12, 2024, a shipping container from Hangzhou New Ade Culture Media, a printing company based in Hangzhou, China, arrived in the port at Mobile, Alabama. Marks on the container said it contained “BIBLES (GOD BLESS THE USA)” that were “MADE IN CHINA,” according to ImportGenius.
ImportYeti confirms that several more Hangzhou New Ade Culture Media containers of “Bibles” were shipped to the Port of Los Angeles on March 2 and March 28, 2024. There were six containers of Bibles across the three shipments.
The Associated Press reported that while the first shipment of Trump-branded Bibles were labeled “God Bless the USA,” the second and third shipments were described simply as Bibles.
Dake Kang, a Beijing-based AP reporter who worked on the Trump Bible story, posted to X that a sales representative of Hangzhou New Ade Culture Media told him the company “printed the Bibles near Hangzhou but declined to disclose the exact location.” He posted photos he took of the company’s office in Hangzhou when he visited its listed office.
Kang also reported that the Bibles do not disclose who its publishers are or where it was printed, which is typically information included within the covers of many books.
According to the site selling the Bibles, it uses Trump’s “name, likeness and image under paid license from CIC Ventures LLC.” The Bible’s online store “is not political and is not affiliated with any political campaign.” Trump is president of CIC Ventures, according to his campaign finance disclosures.
The God Bless the USA Bible sells for $59.99. There is also a version with Trump’s signature that sells for $1,000.
Many Bibles exported worldwide are printed in China, which is home to one of the largest Bible printing companies in the world.
Unlike traditional Bibles, the Trump-branded Bibles contain copies of the chorus to Lee Greenwood’s song “God Bless the USA,” the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the Declaration of Independence and the Pledge of Allegiance, according to the site selling the Bibles.
Some VERIFY readers asked if it’s true that the Bibles have missing amendments to the Constitution, which some social media posts claim.
The Bill of Rights, which is included in the Trump-branded Bible, contains the first 10 amendments to the Constitution. The other 17 amendments are not included in the product's description. The rest of the amendments, of which there are 27 in total, are not included in the product’s description.
VERIFY reached out to the Trump campaign for comment but did not receive a response prior to publishing.
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