PHOTO Trump insists and publishes an image of him with Jesus. “Radical leftist lunatics might not like this”
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday published an image, apparently generated by artificial intelligence (AI), of Jesus hugging him, two days after he deleted a post that sparked criticism that the Republican president had compared himself to Christ, writes Reuters.
The image, reposted on Trump's Truth Social account, shows the US president with his eyes closed, touching his forehead to the temple of Jesus, who has a similar position. Trump is standing behind a microphone, and a US flag appears in the background of the image. The original post read: “I've never been a very religious man…but don't you think with all these satanic, demonic, child-sacrificing monsters being exposed…that God might be playing his Trump card!”
Trump's retweet on Wednesday added the message: “Rad leftist crazies might not like this, but I think it's pretty cute!!!”.
Trump clashed with Pope Leo, the first US-born leader of the Catholic Church and an outspoken critic of the war that began with the US-Israeli attacks on Iran.
Trump resumed his criticism of the religious leader on Tuesday night. In a separate post on Truth Social, Trump wrote: “Maybe someone tell Pope Leo that Iran has killed at least 42,000 innocent, completely unarmed protesters in the last two months and that it is completely unacceptable for Iran to have a nuclear bomb.”
On Tuesday night, Vice President JD Vance, speaking at the University of Georgia, said the pope was wrong to say that Christ's followers “never side with those who once wielded the sword and today are throwing bombs” and that “it is very, very important that the pope be careful when he talks about matters of theology.”
The Supreme Pontiff responded to Trump's previous attacks by saying he was “not afraid” of the Trump administration and would continue to express his views. In a powerful speech in Algiers on Monday, he denounced “neo-colonial” world powers that he said were violating international law, without naming specific countries.
Christian voters have been an essential part of Trump's political base. The Republican, who does not regularly attend religious services, won a large majority of votes from Christian voters, including Catholics, in the 2024 election.
