Trump deletes post depicting him as Jesus Christ after MAGA base calls out ‘blasphemy’

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump deletes post depicting him as Jesus Christ after MAGA base calls out ‘blasphemy’Alex Woodward in New York Monday 13 April 2026 16:57 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2956771","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-deletes-jesus-photo-pope-backlash-b2956771.html","title":"Trump deletes post depicting him as Jesus Christ as MAGA base calls out ‘blasphemy’"}}President Trump shared an image of himself dressed as Jesus on the same evening that he blasted Pope Leo XIV on Truth Social (@realDonaldTrump/Truth Social)Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}A picture depict...