Trump posts image of Jesus hugging him amid row with pope over Iran war

AdvertisementUS, Israel war on IranWorldUnited States & CanadaTrump posts image of Jesus hugging him amid row with pope over Iran warThe US president had faced backlash just two days earlier for an AI-generated image that portrayed him in a similar manner to Jesus 2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenReutersPublished: 12:44am, 16 Apr 2026US President Donald Trump posted an ⁠apparently AI-generated image of ⁠Jesus embracing him on Wednesday, two ⁠days after he deleted a post that prompted criticism that the Republican president had compared himself to Jesus. The image, reposted to Trump’s social media account, shows the president with his eyes closed, touching temple-to-temple with a similarly posed Jesus. ‌Trump is standing behind a microphone, and behind him is an American flag. The original post had the caption: “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!” AdvertisementTrump’s repost added the caption: “The Radical Left Lunatics might not like this, ⁠but I think it is quite nice!!!” Trump has been feuding with Pope Leo, the ‌first US-born leader of the Catholic Church and an outspoken critic of the war that began with US-Israeli strikes on Iran. An image posted on Donald Trump’s social media account shows the US president with Jesus in front of an American flag. ‌Image: Truth Social/realDonaldTrumpTrump reiterated his criticism ‌of the religious leader on Tuesday night. AdvertisementSelect VoiceSelect Speed0.8x0.9x1.0x1.1x1.2x1.5x1.75x00:0000:001.00x