Donald Trump doubles down on Jesus imagery in deranged post – ‘God’s Trump card’

Donald Trump doubles down on Jesus imagery in deranged post – ‘God’s Trump card’Donald Trump has posted another image depicting himself in Jesus-like imagery - this is a breaking storyCommentsNewsEliana Nunes News Reporter15:09, 15 Apr 2026Updated 15:28, 15 Apr 2026View ImageDonald Trump has posted another Jesus-like image(Image: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI, AFP via Getty Images)Donald Trump has shared another AI-generated image depicting himself in Jesus-like imagery, paired with a bizarre caption from the original poster that "God might be playing his Trump card".‌The US president posted to Truth Social a screenshot of an X post showing the imagery. The post, from an account named "Irish for Trump" (@Dkelly4congress), shows a figure resembling Jesus with long hair and a beard, standing closely beside Trump and embracing him with both arms.‌The X post reads: "I was never a very religious man... but doesn’t it seem, with all these satanic, demonic, child sacrificing monsters being exposed... that God might be playing his Trump card!"‌Trump shared both the image and its caption, adding his own remark that "radical left lunatics" may not like it, but that he thinks it is "quite nice".‌It comes after Trump posted - and then took down - an AI-generated image of himself on Truth Social depicting him as a Jesus-like figure on Sunday. The controversial post, which appeared to show Trump healing a sick man in a hospital bed, sparked fierce backlash from across the US political spectrum, even from many supporters. Iran's president, Masoud Pezeshkian, assailed the "desecration of Jesus" while also speaking up to defend the pope.That same day, Trump launched a lengthy tirade against Pope Leo XIV on Truth Social, describing him as "WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy."He continued: "I don’t want a Pope who thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon. I don’t want a Pope who thinks it’s terrib...