Conservative influencer Emily Austin spent several minutes defending President Donald Trump’s latest controversy before eventually caving.

The US president’s conservative, Christian supporters decried the Truth Social post, calling it ‘disgusting’

“Only the fake news could come up with that one," he said of the AI-generated image he posted showing him seeming to heal a man with his hands.

“Only the fake news could come up with that one," he said of the AI-generated image he posted showing him seeming to heal a man with his hands.

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

Donald Trump has sparked controversy with numerous Truth Social posts, from an AI 'Jesus' image to threats against Iran.

Right-wing Christian figures and MAGA allies condemned the president’s AI-generated image as blasphemy

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

A Trump post earlier this week depicting himself as a Jesus-like figure sparked outrage from factions of his conservative base.

The now-deleted Truth Social post has been stirring controversy among Trump's own base of support.

Conservative influencer Emily Austin spent several minutes defending President Donald Trump’s latest controversy before eventually caving.

Rogan's reaction comes after Trump claimed that the AI image showed him "as a doctor" and not as Jesus Christ.

Despite enraging some of his religious base who have called his postings blasphemous, President Trump continues to share AI imagery that meshes him and Jesus..

“Donald Trump is not the first president to give the finger to Jesus, hardly. But he is the first president to do it in public.”