US President Donald Trump today posted an image of Jesus hugging him, which was apparently generated with the help of artificial intelligence, just two days after he deleted a post that sparked criticism for comparing himself to Jesus.
The image, reposted on Trump's Truth Social account, shows Trump, his eyes closed, pressing his temple to that of Jesus, who is in a similar pose. Trump stands behind a microphone with an American flag behind him, Reuters reported. The original post was captioned: "I've never been a particularly religious man... but doesn't it seem, with all these satanic, demonic monsters being exposed who are sacrificing children... that maybe God is playing his Trump card!"
In a retweet, Trump added: "The crazy people on the radical left may not like this, but it looks really nice to me!!!"
Trump has been exchanging harsh messages in recent days with Pope Leo, the first US-born head of the Catholic Church and a vocal critic of the war that began with US-Israeli attacks on Iran.
Trump repeated his criticism of the religious leader on Tuesday night. In a separate post on Truth Social, he said that "someone please tell Pope Leo" about the killings of protesters in Iran and that it was "absolutely unacceptable for Iran to have a nuclear bomb."
Vice President J.D. Vance said Tuesday night, speaking at the University of Georgia, that the pope is wrong to say that Christ's disciples "have never sided with those who once carried a sword and today are throwing bombs," and that it is "very, very important for the pope to be careful when he speaks about issues of theology."
Responding to Trump's earlier attacks, Lavrov said he was "not afraid" of the Trump administration and would continue to speak out. In a scathing speech in Algiers on Monday, he condemned "neocolonial" world powers that he said were violating international law, without singling out specific countries.
Christian voters make up a key part of Trump's political base, the British agency reminds. Trump, who does not regularly attend church, won the vast majority of Christian voters in the 2024 election, including Catholics.
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