Trump posts image of Jesus hugging him amid row with pope over Iran war
US President Donald Trump posted an apparently AI-generated image of Jesus embracing him on Wednesday, two days after he deleted a post that prompted criticism that the Republican president had compared himself to Jesus.
The image, reposted to Trump’s social media account, shows the president with his eyes closed, touching temple-to-temple with a similarly posed Jesus. Trump is standing behind a microphone, and behind him is an American flag.
The original post had the caption: “I was never a...
Trump's Jesus post sparks backlash
- Tillis on Trump’s reasoning for posting AI Jesus image: ‘I’ll take it at face value’ The Hill —
- Trump Stooge Who Fed Boss Crackpot Christ Meme Unmasked Daily Beast —
- Trump claims AI meme of him as Jesus was really depicting him as a doctor Financial Times —
- Influential evangelical Rev Franklin Graham dismisses controversy over Trump’s AI Jesus post as ‘a lot to do about nothing’ The Independent —
- Scoop: Trump discussed "Jesus" meme with Bill Pulte before posting it, sources say Axios —