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Trump posts image of Jesus hugging him amid row with pope over Iran war

The US president had faced backlash just two days earlier for an AI-generated image that portrayed him as a Jesus-like figure.

Published: 3:28pm, 16 Apr 2026

US President Donald Trump posted an ⁠apparently AI-generated image of ⁠Jesus Christ embracing him on April 16, 2026. The post came two ⁠days after Trump deleted an earlier one that was criticised because it apparently showed the Republican president comparing himself to Jesus. The new post on Trump’s social media account shows the president, with his eyes closed, touching temple-to-temple with a similarly posed Jesus. ‌

Trump posts image of Jesus hugging him amid row with pope over Iran war

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}The US president had faced backlash just two days earlier for an AI-generated image that portrayed him as a Jesus-like figure.

The US president had faced backlash just two days earlier for an AI-generated image that portrayed him as a Jesus-like figure.