Trump deletes post with AI image of himself as Christ-like figure after outcry

Trump deletes post with AI image of himself as Christ-like figure after outcry

By Joseph Gedeon
Publication Date: 2026-04-13 14:08:00

Less than a year after signing a law that will strip nearly 12 million Americans of health insurance by eliminating Medicaid, Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself on Truth Social on Sunday showing him as a Jesus Christ-like figure, with divine light emanating from his hands as he heals a stricken man in a hospital bed while a demon from hell floats in the background.

The president has since deleted the post, but not before facing the wrath of some of his most prominent and loyal Christian supporters, many of whom have stood by the president despite numerous other indiscretions and have been unable to contain their righteous anger.

Riley Gaines, a Fox News host and conservative commentator, said she “couldn’t understand why he posted that.” “Is he looking for an answer? Is he actually thinking that? Either way, two things are true. 1) a little humility would do him good 2) God is not to be mocked,” she wrote on X.

Megan Basham, a writer at the conservative…