Trump deletes Truth Social image depicting him as Jesus: ‘I

Trump deletes Truth Social image depicting him as Jesus: ‘I thought it was me as a doctor’

Published Mon, Apr 13 202612:36 PM EDTUpdated An Hour Ago

Dan Mangan@in/danmangancnbc/@_DanMangan

 

Key Points

• President Donald Trump removed an image on his Truth Social account showing Trump appearing like Jesus Christ.
• The image, which appears to have been generated with artificial intelligence, after the president blasted Pope Leo XIV for criticizing U.S. military actions against Iran.
• Megan Basham, a conservative Christian commentator, called the image “OUTRAGEOUS blasphemy” in a post on the social media site X.
• “I thought it was me as a doctor,” Trump told reporters at the White House when asked about the image.

 

This photo illustration created on April 13, 2026 shows a picture of US President Donald Trump on a screen and an AI-generated picture he posted on his Truth Social platform depicting himself as Jesus Christ after criticizing Pope Leo XIV.

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President Donald Trump on Monday morning deleted a Truth Social post with an image showing Trump appearing like Jesus Christ after it was met with backlash.

“I did post it. I thought it was me as a doctor,” Trump told reporters at the White House, denying claims he was meant to appear as Jesus.

 

“It was supposed to be me as a doctor, making people better,” he said.

Trump’s on Sunday night posted the image, which appears to have been generated with artificial intelligence, after the president lambasted Pope Leo XIV for criticizing U.S. military actions against Iran and Venezuela.

The image depicted Trump, wearing a white robe, laying his right hand on a man who appeared sick or dying, with a bright light emanating from the president’s left hand, and the American flag, eagles and military planes flying behind him.

The White House did not immediately respond to CNBC when asked for comment about the post being deleted.