Vance, who is Catholic, attempted damage control about Trump's Jesus post.

The post came just hours after the president posted a lengthy message critical of Pope Leo.

President Donald Trump in May 2025 posted an apparent AI image depicting himself as a Catholic pope after the death of Pope Francis.

Vance, who is Catholic, attempted damage control about Trump's Jesus post.

Trump’s now-deleted post sparked the wrath of some of his loyal conservative Christian followers – key US politics stories from Monday 13 April at a glance

The House speaker said the president didn't think the AI image he posted showing himself as Christ "was sacrilegious at all."

The president’s attack on the head of the Catholic church and the AI depiction of himself as a Christ-like figure have not gone down well with one of the largest groups of swing…