Mockery as Trump makes 'wild admission' during National Prayer Breakfast speech

President Donald Trump's "wild admission" during his speech at the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday was swiftly mocked by political analysts and observers.

Trump gave one of his signature "weaving" speeches during the event, which was attended by lawmakers, political advocates, and religious organizations alike. The speech included a digression about how a prominent Southern Baptist preacher named Robert Jeffress was one of Trump's biggest supporters, during which Trump seemed to admit he may have never read the Bible, despite drawing significant support from the Evangelical Christian community.

"Is he here?" Trump asked the crowd about Jeffress. "Robert Jeffress was on television in 2016 when I had just announced I was running, and he said, 'I know every candidate very well, and I know Trump a little bit. He may not be as good with the Bible as some of them, and he may not have read the Bible as much as some of them. In fact, he may not have ever read the Bible. But he will be a much stronger messenger for us.'"

Trump's comments attracted mockery online.

"Wild admission from someone who literally sells Bibles and once called it his 'favorite book of all time,'" Hemant Mehta, a "Jeopardy!" champion and podcaster, posted on X.

"As a Christian, I've gotta say these clips coming out of the National Prayer Breakfast just cut deeper each year," Kate deGruyter, former staffer for Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (D-IL), posted on X. "The religious right has made such a bad bet by going full MAGA."

"He's been pretending to be a Christian for decades and he still can't even pretend to have read the Bible," John Iadarola, host of "The Damage Report" podcast, posted on X.

"Trump merely sells Bibles," the political commentary account PatriotTakes posted on X. "He ignores the parts about helping the poor and loving migrants."