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Trump deletes social media post depicting him as Jesus

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President Donald Trump is backing away from a social media post depicting himself as Jesus — but not from the broader war of words he

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Deadline
Donald Trump Deletes Truth Social Post The Depicted Himself As Jesus (opens Deadline)
Published Apr 12, 2026
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Some of his supporters blasted him for the AI image.
Variety
Trump Deletes Post With Image Depicting Himself as Jesus After Backlash (opens Variety)
Published Apr 12, 2026
Variety's feed description
President Donald Trump's Truth Social account removed an image depicting him as a Christ-like figure, after the post generated a wave of outrage from those across the political spectrum including some conservatives who deemed it blasphemous.
Al Jazeera
Trump deletes image of himself as Jesus-like savior after backlash (opens Al Jazeera)
Published Apr 12, 2026
Al Jazeera's feed description
Trump draws criticism from church leaders and conservatives over AI-Jesus image and pope remarks.
New York Post
Trump posts, then deletes AI image of himself as Jesus-like figure, sparking blasphemy accusations (opens New York Post)
Published Apr 12, 2026
New York Post's feed description
President Trump drew a firestorm of criticism -- including from conservatives -- for sharing an AI-generated image portraying himself as a Christ-like figure.
Washington Examiner
Trump draws backlash for now-deleted AI Jesus image (opens Washington Examiner)
Published Apr 12, 2026
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Trump’s post depicting himself as Jesus came hours after he criticized Pope Leo XIV for being “WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy.”
The New Republic
Trump Deletes Photo of Himself as Jesus and Makes Up Pathetic Excuse (opens The New Republic)
Published Apr 12, 2026
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The president appears to have finally realized he crossed a line after the MAGA uproar.
ABC 7 Chicago
Trump takes down image from social media that depicted him as Jesus-like figure (opens ABC 7 Chicago)
Published Apr 12, 2026
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President Donald Trump deleted an AI-generated photo depicting him as a Jesus-like figure that he posted Monday on his social media platform.
Al-Monitor
Trump posts AI image of himself as Jesus-like figure, drawing outrage (opens Al-Monitor)
Published Apr 12, 2026
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By Helen Coster and Joseph AxApril 13 (Reuters) - 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.
The Boston Globe
Trump posted an AI image that appeared to depict himself as Jesus. After backlash, he deleted it. (opens The Boston Globe)
Published Apr 12, 2026
The Boston Globe's feed description
The post has since been deleted.
CNN
Trump deletes social media post depicting him as Jesus but refuses to apologize amid tension with pope (opens CNN)
Published Apr 12, 2026
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President Donald Trump is backing away from a social media post depicting himself as Jesus — but not from the broader war of words he’s still waging against Pope Leo XIV.
Deutsche Welle
Trump posts and then deletes Jesus-like AI image of himself (opens Deutsche Welle)
Published Apr 12, 2026
Bangor Daily News
AI generated picture of Trump appearing to depict himself as Jesus taken off social media (opens Bangor Daily News)
Published Apr 12, 2026
Bangor Daily News's feed description
Shortly after posting a screed against Pope Leo XIV on Sunday night as he returned to Washington from Florida, Trump shared an AI-generated image in the style of a painting, depicting him in a long white robe.
Newsweek
Donald Trump deletes Jesus photo after conservative fury (opens Newsweek)
Published Apr 12, 2026
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The photo depicting Donald Trump as Jesus is no longer accessible on Trump's Truth Social account.
Digital Journal
Trump deletes Jesus post of himself after outcry (opens Digital Journal)
Published Apr 12, 2026
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US President Donald Trump on Monday deleted a social media image apparently depicting him as Jesus after an outcry from religious leaders.
Breitbart News
Trump Denies Deleted Truth Post Showed Him as Jesus, Blames 'Fake News' (opens Breitbart News)
Published Apr 12, 2026
Breitbart News's feed description
A Truth Social post on President Donald Trump's account, which he says was "supposed to be me as a doctor" and not Jesus Christ, was deleted.
Washington Examiner
Trump says he shared AI-Jesus image thinking it showed him as a doctor (opens Washington Examiner)
Published Apr 12, 2026
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The AI image sparked outrage from religious leaders and influencers, and Trump deleted the post altogether.
CBS News
Trump faces backlash after posting AI image appearing to depict him like Jesus (opens CBS News)
Published Apr 12, 2026
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The image was deleted from President Trump's Truth Social account after it had received backlash from conservatives and Christians.
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Trump deletes AI image of himself as Jesus-like figure | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)
Published Apr 12, 2026
Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description
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 today.
WMUR
Trump deletes social media post depicting him as Jesus amid tension with pope (opens WMUR)
Published Apr 12, 2026
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President Donald Trump deleted a social media post of an image depicting himself as Jesus amid tensions with Pope Leo XIV.
Variety
Donald Trump Posts AI-Generated Photo of Himself as Jesus After Slamming Pope Leo as ‘Weak’ Over Iran War Criticism; Pontiff Says He Won’t Stand Down (opens Variety)
Published Apr 12, 2026
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Donald Trump posted an AI-generated photo of himself seemingly dressed as Jesus Christ shortly after slamming Pope Leo XIV as "weak."
Christian Today
Trump deletes Christ-like AI image after backlash (opens Christian Today)
Published Apr 13, 2026
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Trump blamed “the fake news” for alleging that the image compared him to Jesus.
ABC 12 Flint
Trump deletes social media post depicting him as Jesus (opens ABC 12 Flint)
Published Apr 13, 2026
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President Donald Trump is backing away from a social media post depicting himself as Jesus — but not from the broader war of words he
The Week
Trump deletes Jesus image after backlash (opens The Week)
Published Apr 13, 2026
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The president claimed he thought the image depicted him as a doctor, though many did not buy this argument
NPR
After backlash, Trump deletes post depicting him as Jesus-like figure (opens NPR)
Published Apr 13, 2026
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President Trump has now deleted a controversial image that he claims wasn't a depiction of him as Jesus, but rather a doctor.
New York Post
Trump reveals why he deleted AI post of himself as Jesus-like figure — and takes shot at conservative activist Riley Gaines (opens New York Post)
Published Apr 13, 2026
New York Post's feed description
President Trump explained Monday that he deleted an AI image of himself as a Jesus-like figure because of the "confusion" the social media post caused — and took a shot at conservative activist Riley Gaines.

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