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By Anna Skinner
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President Donald Trump has deleted an AI-generated image depicting himself as Jesus Christ that was posted on Truth Social on Sunday night.
The image, which was shared without a written comment by the president, showed Trump donning a traditional white robe and red shawl and healing a man while surrounded by four adoring people, including a nurse and a soldier. In the background, an eagle is flying in front of the U.S. flag to the left, soldiers appear to be ascending toward a Heaven-like light in the middle, and another eagle is flying next to military jets to the right.
Speaking to reporters outside of the Oval Office, Trump said Monday he posted the image but insisted it was meant to depict him as a doctor, dismissing suggestions it portrayed him as Jesus Christ as a fabrication by “fake news.”
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Also on Sunday night, Trump launched an extraordinary attack on Pope Leo XIV in a Truth Social post.
It comes as Trump has recently faced growing criticism from the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement and other conservative supporters that previously spoke in favor of the president, including Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, and others, amid Trump's threats against Iran made on Easter Sunday.
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The image sparked outrage from conservative viewers, including former Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, who said she denounced the photo and was "praying against it."
No immediate explanation as to why the photo was deleted was posted on Trump's Truth Social account.
Newsweek reached out to the White House by email for comment on Monday.
It didn't take long for people to notice the post was no longer available on Trump's Truth Social page.
"It appears as if Trump has deleted his post portraying himself as Jesus after facing some backlash from his own supporters," one user posted with a screenshot of the broken link.
When Did Donald Trump Post a Photo Depicting Himself As Jesus Christ?
Trump posted the photo depicting himself as Jesus Christ on Sunday night. By late morning Monday, the post was no longer accessible on Trump's Truth Social page.
What Did Donald Trump Say About the Pope?
On Sunday, Trump told reporters he was “not a big fan” of the pope, later adding on Truth Social that Leo was “weak” on crime and “terrible” for foreign policy.
“I don’t want a Pope who thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon,” he lashed out against the pontiff. “I don’t want a Pope who thinks it’s terrible that America attacked Venezuela, a Country that was sending massive amounts of Drugs into the United States and, even worse, emptying their prisons, including murderers, drug dealers, and killers, into our Country,” he added.
As of Monday at noon Eastern time, Trump's post calling the Pope "weak" was still available on his Truth Social page.
Update 4/13/2026, 12:04 p.m. Eastern time: This article was updated to include additional information.
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