Trump deletes AI image depicting himself like Jesus after outrage
US President Donald Trump has deleted an AI-generated image of himself depicted as a Jesus-like figure.
Trump deletes AI image depicting himself like Jesus after outrage
US President Donald Trump has deleted an AI-generated image of himself depicted as a Jesus-like figure. Grouped from 7 articles across 6 sources.
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Trump posts and then deletes Jesus-like AI image of himself
The US president denied looking like Jesus in the image, saying he thought it was himself "as a doctor." Trump did not explain why he deleted the post.
Trump deletes post with AI image of himself as Jesus-like figure after outcry
The US president’s conservative, Christian supporters decried the Truth Social post, calling it ‘disgusting’ Less than a year after signing legislation that will pull nearly 12 million Americans off health insurance by gutting Medicaid, Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself to Truth Social on Sunday depicting him as a Jesus-like figure, with divine light emanating from his hands as he heals a stricken man in a hospital bed with a demon from hell floating in the background. The president has since deleted the post, which also followed a lengthy tirade about Pope Leo XIV on the site the same day in which he called him “weak on crime” and blamed the head of the Catholic church for being influenced by Barack Obama strategist David Axelrod. Trump refused to apologize to the pope, saying: “He went public. I’m just responding to Pope Leo.” Continue reading...
Trump deletes image of himself as Jesus-like saviour after backlash
Trump draws criticism from church leaders and conservatives over AI-Jesus image and pope remarks.
Trump's AI image of himself as Jesus-like figure follows pope feud
U.S. President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself as a Jesus-like figure on Sunday, drawing widespread criticism even from some religious conservatives who typically support him, before deleting the post on Monday.
Trump deletes Truth Social image depicting him as Jesus: 'It was me as a doctor'
President Donald Trump in May 2025 posted an apparent AI image depicting himself as a Catholic pope after the death of Pope Francis.
Trump takes down image from social media that depicted him as Jesus-like figure
Trump later said the image depicted him as a doctor.
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