By Adam Gabbatt
Publication Date: 2026-04-19 12:00:00
Donald Trump’s portrayal of himself as Jesus Christ and the recent dispute with Pope Leo
The president’s Trump-as-the-Messiah Truth social post immediately sparked criticism from some Christians, including some on the right. Trump, 79, said he believed the AI image of him shining an ethereal light onto a sick man’s head while translucent figures descended from the sky represented him as a doctor.
The verdict was “blasphemous” from Douglas Wilson, a self-proclaimed Christian nationalist who believes women should not be allowed to vote, and a confidant of Pete Hegseth, the US Secretary of Defense.
“This should be deleted immediately. There is no context in which this would be acceptable,” Sean Feucht, a Christian activist working with the Trump administration on a “worship service…”
