’Tis the season when Christians flock to theaters or streaming services to watch the latest children’s cartoon movie about the birth of Jesus. But in the world of Christian nationalists, 2025 has been the year of utilizing AI.
After Charlie Kirk was murdered, white evangelicals began posting videos of an AI Charlie Kirk talking to their churches from heaven as a martyr. Then a couple of weeks ago, the top artist on Apple Music for the Christian category turned out to be an AI singer named Solomon Ray, who also released a new album called “A Soulful Christmas.” Like the creators of AI Charlie Kirk, the creator of Solomon Ray was a January 6 insurrection-supporting Christian nationalist.
So what happens when insurrectionist Christians combine AI, children’s entertainment, and Christmas?
A Nativity book of an AI Donald Trump narrating the birth of Jesus.
‘Your favorite president’
“In these pages, you’ll hear the greatest president in American history sharing his thoughts on the most important birthday the world has ever known — the birth of Jesus Christ,” the book’s intro says.
It’s titled The Birth of Jesus: As Narrated by Your Favorite President. The art features an image of Trump in his blue suit and red tie intermingling with Mary, Joseph, Jesus and the animals. It’s advertised as “Designed & Illustrated in USA.” But what the creators are most proud of is the button kids can press to hear Trump reading the book to them.
Of course, it’s not actually Trump. Like AI Charlie Kirk and AI Solomon Ray earlier this year, it’s an AI Donald Trump. “Thanks to some remarkable AI technology, we’ve captured his unmistakable voice and style to bring this sacred and joyful story to life,” the book’s intro explains.
“OK. I have to show you the most unique Christmas book I’ve ever seen,” says a smiling white mom sitting in her Christmas decorated living room. “It’s called The Birth of Jesus. And yes, it’s narrated by Donald Trump. Kids love pressing the buttons. And each page comes alive with his voice telling the Nativity story.”
“I wasn’t sure what to expect,” she adds as her two smiling children sit on either side of her on the couch. “But honestly, it’s a huge hit in our house. It’s perfect for families and even collectors. Definitely the most memorable Christmas book I’ve ever owned.”
In one of the promo videos, Trump complains about King Herod like he complains about the media, saying, “Total lie folks! King Herod. So dishonest!” Then one of the kids listening on the couch says in a disgusted tone, “Liar!”
Because it’s the story of Jesus, kids think they can trust it. And because AI Trump is telling it, the subconscious message that’s being planted in kids’ minds is that they can trust the real President Trump’s judgment about truth and lies.
The book is endorsed by Florida Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna. It’s advertised as “loved by American families.” And all the Bible characters visible in the promotional videos are very white.
But wait: There’s more!
The Birth of Jesus is one of three books from a company called President’s Bible. Each book features AI Trump reading Bible stories to kids.
“Noah started building an ark using the most tremendous wood,” an American-flag-pin-wearing AI Trump says in Noah’s Ark: Narrated by Your Favorite President. While showing off the image of Trump standing side by side with Noah, posing with the animals and holding an umbrella with an orange frog on it in front of the ark, another white mom says, “Yes. It is 100% authentic to the Bible. This is a fun way to share the gospel with Trump supporters that might not know Jesus.”
AI Trump says the flood story is “huge” and “definitely not FAKE NEWS!”
He says Noah was “very successful in his field” and “very loyal,” an interesting choice of terms to emphasize for an authoritarian. Also, AI Trump talks about Noah being “the most famous discoverer of land.”
“I just got my son a new book. And it’s a fun, interactive way to do his next Bible study,” a blonde woman says while handing her son the book in their nice kitchen. “He’ll be learning about Noah’s ark narrated by the president!”
Then there’s David & Goliath: As Narrated by Your Favorite President, which advertises “Trump’s iconic voice with crisp, high-quality audio. Kids will hear his signature tone and phrases as he tells the David & Goliath story in his unforgettable style.”
Why these three stories?
Of course, combining Trump, AI and Bible stories to create literature for children is beyond preposterous, disgusting and many would say, blasphemous. But the deeper question we need to ask ourselves is: Why these three stories?
“The deeper question we need to ask ourselves is: Why these three stories?”
And again, if we look back on how Christian nationalists promote their theocracy, the answer becomes clear.
The story of Noah is often used to promote the idea that everyone who isn’t in the white evangelical boat deserves to be punished with a violent death. Kids are formed at early ages to fall in love with the animals and to be OK with everyone drowning because they didn’t believe and have to be punished. Then when the kids grow up to become adults, they sing worship lyrics like, “Praise is the water my enemies drown in.”
My enemies?
But while the story of the flood casts God doing the violence, the story of David and Goliath allows kids to become the participants in dispensing violent justice.
For example, in the Christian nationalist TruPlay games, white evangelical children fight “King David’s Battles” by shooting rocks at people wearing turbans. Then in Kirk Cameron’s Brave Books, white evangelical kids fight the animals who want free ice cream from the government as the book celebrates, “Bam! Wow! Pow! Zing! Wam! Boing!”
Again, when the kids grow up to become adults, they’re invited to join worship wars, like we had in Seattle earlier this year. At that event, evangelicals accused LGBTQ people of being Goliaths. The worship leader instructed them to reach down to the ground, pretend to pick up rocks, and act like they were throwing the rocks at the protesters.
And of course, the reason they threaten to drown the Democrats in the floods of praise and throw rocks at them like they’re a bunch of Goliaths is because they think the Democrats aren’t bending the knee to their vision of King Jesus, the God who was born in a manger.
So as white evangelical kids cuddle on the couch with their moms and dads to read the president’s Bible books, they’re guided to bend the knee to baby King Jesus, to define justice as the punishment of violent drowning for all who won’t agree with their beliefs and get into their boat, and to become participants in dispensing justice by self-identifying as Davids fighting Goliaths.
And there to talk the little children through it all is an AI version of the insurrectionist complicit in covering up the Epstein files, AI Trump.
Rick Pidcock
Rick Pidcock is a 2004 graduate of Bob Jones University, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Bible. He’s a freelance writer based in South Carolina and a former Clemons Fellow with BNG. He completed a Master of Arts degree in worship from Northern Seminary. He is a stay-at-home father of five children and produces music under the artist name Provoke Wonder. Follow his blog at www.rickpidcock.com.