President Donald Trump on Monday morning deleted a Truth Social post with an image showing Trump appearing like Jesus Christ after it was met with backlash.
“I did post it. I thought it was me as a doctor,” Trump told reporters at the White House, denying claims he was meant to appear as Jesus.
“It was supposed to be me as a doctor, making people better,” he said.
Trump’s on Sunday night posted the image, which appears to have been generated with artificial intelligence, after the president lambasted Pope Leo XIV for criticizing U.S. military actions against Iran and Venezuela.
The image depicted Trump, wearing a white robe, laying his right hand on a man who appeared sick or dying, with a bright light emanating from the president’s left hand, and the American flag, eagles and military planes flying behind him.
