Changes made to bid request for Bibles in Oklahoma classrooms

The Oklahoma Department of Education changed the requirements for vendors bidding to put 55,000 Bibles in public schools. The original request matched a version of the “Trump Bible.”

The amended bid request , announced Monday, Oct. 7, no longer requires Bibles to include U.S. historical documents, including the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution . Those requirements mirror the “God Bless the USA Bible” Donald Trump endorsed this year.

The historical documents may now be included together or separately.

Oklahoma Superintendent Ryan Walters has been working to get Bibles in public school classrooms, which some of the state’s largest school districts have resisted.

Walters said in a video posted to X that the Bible belongs in classrooms because of its historical significance. He also blamed what he called “the fake news media” for lies about the program.

“The left-wing media hates Donald Trump so much, and they hate the Bible so much, they will lie and go to any means necessary to stop this initiative from happening,” Walters said.

A spokesperson for Walters said in a statement that the changes to the bid requirements were suggested by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES). He said Walters agreed to the changes.

A spokesperson for OMES said the revisions were an attempt to save taxpayers money.

The "God Bless the USA bible” sells for $59.99, which would cost the state $3.3 million.

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