Washington (QNN)- US President Donald Trump sparked fresh outrage after sharing an AI-generated image portraying himself as Jesus Christ. He later claimed he believed the image showed him as a doctor linked to the Red Cross.
The image appeared in a series of late-night posts on his platform, Truth Social.
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Trump shared the AI-generated image without any caption. The image depicted him performing what appeared to be a miracle. Light radiated from his left hand as he placed his right hand on a patient’s forehead. Military jets, soldiers, the American eagle, and the Statue of Liberty appeared in the background.
When asked directly about the image, Trump denied intending to portray himself as Jesus.
“Did you post that picture of yourself depicted as Jesus Christ?” a reporter asked.
Trump replied: “I did post it, and I thought it was me as a doctor. It had to do with the Red Cross, as a Red Cross worker.”
Escalating Tensions With the Vatican
The post came shortly after Trump launched an unprecedented verbal attack on Pope Leo XIV.
In a lengthy post on Truth Social, Trump described the pope as “WEAK on crime” and “terible for foreign policy.” He also claimed, “He wasn't on any list to be Pope, and was put only there y the Church because he was an American, and tgey thought that would be the best way to deal with President Donald J. Trump.”
Trump further accused the Catholic Church leadership of “arresting priests and pastors” during the COVID-19 crisis. He suggested he preferred the pope’s brother, saying: “I like his brother Louis much better… Louis is all MAGA.”
He added: “I don’t want a pope who thinks it's ok for Iran to have nuclear weapons.”
Trump also implied that his election victory influenced the Church’s decision to appoint an American pope in May 2025.
Speaking to reporters on Monday, Pope Leo XIV rejected Trump’s remarks and emphasized his commitment to peace.
“I have no fear of the Trump administration or speaking out loudly of the message of the Gospel, which is what I believe I am here to do, what the Church is here to do, what the Church is here to do," he said. “We are not politicians. We don’t deal with foreign policy with the same perspective he might understand it, but I do believe in the message of the Gospel, as a peacemaker.”
The pope spoke aboard a papal flight heading to Algeria at the start of a 10-day tour across four African countries.
Last week, Pope Leo XIV criticized Trump’s warning that “an entire civilization could die tonight,” referring to Iran. The pope called such statements “unacceptable” and warned that the “illusion of absolute power” fuels conflict between the United States and Iran.
