President Donald Trump ignited controversy after sharing an AI-generated image portraying him in a Christ-like pose, shortly following a public attack on Pope Leo XIV.
The image, posted on Truth Social, shows Trump in flowing robes as he appears to heal a sick patient with a glowing hand, echoing traditional depictions of Jesus performing miracles.
Trump's criticism of the Pope came minutes before the image was posted, with him calling the pontiff 'WEAK on crime' and 'terrible for foreign policy.'
However, the image triggered widespread condemnation online, even from many of Trump's usual supporters, with some calling it 'outrageous blasphemy' and urging Trump to 'take this down immediately and ask for forgiveness from the American people and then from God.'
Pope Leo XIV responded calmly but firmly against Trump's criticism, emphasizing that the Church's calls for peace stem directly from the Gospel and rejected any equivalence between his message and the president's rhetoric.
