Trump Removes AI Jesus Image After Backlash from Supporters and Religious Leaders
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Updated · The New York Times · Apr 13
Trump Removes AI Jesus Image After Backlash from Supporters and Religious Leaders
47 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Apr 13
President Trump deleted an AI-generated image depicting himself as a Jesus-like figure after facing widespread backlash, including from his own supporters.
The image, posted on Truth Social, showed Trump in a white robe healing a man, which critics called blasphemous; Trump claimed it portrayed him as a doctor.
The controversy follows Trump’s criticism of Pope Leo XIV and comes amid tensions over the US-Iran war, drawing condemnation from religious and political figures.
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