Report: Only Trump-backed Bibles fit bid criteria issued by Okla. state officials

19 articles, oldest first.

1. KEYT Santa Barbara

   Bibles that Oklahoma wants for schools match version backed by Trump ↗ (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

   Published Oct 3, 2024

   Same headline from 5 more outlets

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   Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s top education official is seeking to purchase 55,000 Bibles that match one endorsed by former President

2. CNN

   Trump-endorsed Bibles meets requirements laid out for Oklahoma schools ↗ (opens CNN)

   Published Oct 3, 2024

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   Oklahoma is soliciting bids for Bible suppliers to provide their wares for the state’s education department – and the specific requirements fit Bibles endorsed by former President Donald Trump.

3. MyNorthwest

   Oklahoma's request for Bible supplier for schools match version endorsed by Trump ↗ (opens MyNorthwest)

   Published Oct 4, 2024

   MyNorthwest's feed description

   OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma's top education official is seeking to purchase 55,000 Bibles for public schools and specifying that each copy contain the

4. UPI

   Report: Only Trump-backed Bibles fit bid criteria issued by Okla. state officials ↗ (opens UPI)

   Published Oct 4, 2024

   UPI's feed description

   Two versions of the Bible backed by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump are the only ones that fit the specifications of bids for classroom holy books issued by the state of Oklahoma, a report indicated Friday.

5. KTVZ Bend

   Trump-endorsed Bibles meet requirements laid out for Oklahoma schools ↗ (opens KTVZ Bend)

   Published Oct 4, 2024

   Same headline from 1 more outlet

   KTVZ Bend's feed description

   CNN By Daniel Strauss, CNN (CNN) — Oklahoma is soliciting bids for Bible suppliers to provide their wares for the state’s education department – and the specific requirements fit Bibles endorsed by former President Donald Trump.

6. Black Enterprise

   Oklahoma School Superintendent Lists ‘Trump Bible’ As One Book That Meets New Classroom Criteria ↗ (opens Black Enterprise)

   Published Oct 4, 2024

   Black Enterprise's feed description

   Lee Greenwood’s God Bless the U.S.A. Bible, praised by Trump, won a public RFP to provide to supply 55,000 publications to Oklahoma schools.

7. Baptist News Global

   Only one Bible fits the $3 million bid for Oklahoma classrooms ↗ (opens Baptist News Global)

   Published Oct 4, 2024

   Baptist News Global's feed description

   The Oklahoma bid to purchase Bibles appears to match only the so-called “Trump Bible” that sells for $60 apiece.

8. Mother Jones

   Oklahoma is trying to put 55,000 Trump Bibles in the classroom ↗ (opens Mother Jones)

   Published Oct 4, 2024

   Mother Jones's feed description

   The state's Trump-obsessed top educator says no other Bible will do.

9. The Guardian

   Oklahoma seeks to buy 55,000 Bibles – exactly like the ones Trump is hawking ↗ (opens The Guardian)

   Published Oct 4, 2024

   The Guardian's feed description

   State’s bid cites requirements that $60 Trump-endorsed God Bless the USA Bible appears to be tailor-made to meet

10. Fortune

    Oklahoma's unusual requirements for school Bibles match Trump-endorsed version ↗ (opens Fortune)

    Published Oct 4, 2024

    Fortune's feed description

    Former Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson, a Democrat, said the bid “does not pass the smell test” and said a court could void it.

11. Winchester Star

    Oklahoma ↗ (opens Winchester Star)

    Published Oct 4, 2024

    Winchester Star's feed description

    Oklahoma’s top education official is seeking to purchase 55,000 Bibles that match one endorsed by former President Donald Trump. The request is part of Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters’ ongoing

12. Salon

    Oklahoma's education department seemingly wants to buy 55,000 Trump Bibles ↗ (opens Salon)

    Published Oct 4, 2024

    Salon's feed description

    The state's Republican superintendent wants 55,000 new Bibles — for 43,000 classrooms — to tick some specific boxes

13. Washington Examiner

    Trump-endorsed Bibles only ones that fit criteria for Oklahoma mandate ↗ (opens Washington Examiner)

    Published Oct 4, 2024

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    Only two Bibles appear to fit Oklahoma Superintendent Ryan Walters’s request for school classrooms, and they share a common thread.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.