OK Schools Chief Wants $6 Million To Buy Trump Bibles

The Oklahoman reports:

Superintendent Ryan Walters isn’t just talking about buying Bibles for schools. Bids opened Monday for a contract to supply the state Department of Education with 55,000 Bibles. According to the bid documents, vendors must meet certain specifications: Bibles must be the King James Version; must contain the Old and New Testaments; must include copies of the Pledge of Allegiance, Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights; and must be bound in leather or leather-like material.

A salesperson at Mardel Christian & Education searched, and though they carry 2,900 Bibles, none fit the parameters. But one Bible fits perfectly: Lee Greenwood’s God Bless the U.S.A. Bible, endorsed by former President Donald Trump and commonly referred to as the Trump Bible. They cost $60 each online, with Trump receiving fees for his endorsement. Paperback versions of the New King James Version are available online for $2.99 each. Free Bible apps are also widely available.

Read the full article. Rather obviously, those specifications are very deliberate. Last week Walters appeared here when he announced his intention to seek $6 million in state funds to place bibles in every public school classroom. And now we know where that $6 million figure came from.