President Trump has deleted a Truth Social post that even many of his supporters thought was a step too far. Late Sunday, soon after he lashed out at Pope Leo XIV, Trump shared an AI-generated image that showed him dressed like Jesus, laying hands on a sick man as doctors, soldiers, bald eagles, the Statue of Liberty, and fighter jets looked on. By Monday afternoon, the post was gone, removed after backlash that cut across the political right. The image can be seen here in a post from former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who said, "I completely denounce this and I'm praying against it!!!"
Conservative athletes, pundits, activists, and religious groups lined up to denounce the image, calling it sacrilegious and politically unwise. Conservative influencer Riley Gaines and other critics quoted a Bible verse: "God shall not be mocked." Fox News co-host Joey Jones called the picture "looney tunes," Variety reports. "I don't clutch pearls or feign outrage," he wrote on X. "I think all politicians are narcissistic by nature. But cmon amigo, no unforced errors would be great!"
An administration official, speaking to the Washington Post on condition of anonymity, says that while Christian conservative outrage will likely fade quickly, Trump went too far with the image, even if some supporters tend to portray the president in "quasi-messianic" terms. "Other people at these Trump rallies do it for him, but when you do it yourself ... it's sacrilegious at best," the official says.
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