Trump’s AI Jesus post shows he truly believes he is a God - America is in grave danger

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsCommentTrump’s AI Jesus post shows he truly believes he is a God - America is in grave dangerThe US president now believes he is ruling by divine right, putting America on course for catastrophe, writes world affairs editor Sam KileyThursday 16 April 2026 16:51 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":"b2958954","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-ai-jesus-god-america-danger-b2958954.html","title":"Trump truly believes he is a God - America is in grave danger"},"popoverPlacementOverride":"bottom"}CloseTrump posts another Jesus photo after fury over ‘Trump as Jesus’ imageOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*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_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSource...