Trump deletes social media post with AI image depicting him as Jesus after backlash

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Trump reportedly deleted a Truth Social post featuring an AI-generated image of himself as a Jesus-like figure after the image drew backlash from across the political and religious spectrum. The post appeared shortly after he criticized Pope Leo XIV, and the image showed Trump in a robe, placing a hand over a hospital patient, which some critics called blasphemous.

What happened

News reports say the image was online for roughly half a day before it was removed. Coverage also notes that some conservative Christian supporters were among those who objected to the post.

Trump’s explanation

According to CNBC, Trump later said he believed the image was meant to show him as a doctor helping people recover, not as Jesus. That explanation did little to calm the criticism, and the deletion only fueled more attention.