Trump is signing Bibles for tornado survivors

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There's nothing more priceless than a signed first edition copy of a beloved book. President Trump is delivering the closest thing to that he can.

Trump embarked for Alabama on Friday after a wave of tornadoes killed at least 23 people in the state last weekend. He flew over the devastation in Lee County, visited a memorial for the storms' victims, and, in a very normal post-disaster move, signed Bibles for survivors and volunteers at a church turned disaster relief center.

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Kathryn Krawczyk

Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.