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Trump's Jesus Image Post and Pope Criticism Continue to Draw Commentary

Donald Trump shared an image depicting himself as Jesus on Truth Social shortly after criticizing Pope Leo XIV, an event confirmed as true and now drawing various reactions and opinion pieces, with Trump now claiming the image was meant to depict him as a doctor.

13 Apr, 18:01 — 13 Apr, 19:10
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BBCHigh1h ago

Americanswers... on 5 Live! Donald Trump vs Pope Leo on Iran

The US president insults the pope and depicts himself as Jesus

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NYTMostly Factual2h ago

Trump Posted a Picture of Himself as Jesus. Now He’s Trying to Explain It Away.

The image showed President Trump bathed in divine light and clad in religious robes. His interpretation was that the image depicted him as a doctor, not Jesus Christ.

By Katie Rogers

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FTVery High2h ago

Trump deletes post depicting him as Jesus-like figure after backlash from allies

US president claims image showed him as a doctor hours after image is taken down

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wapoMostly Factual2h ago

On war, peace, the president and the pope

It’s a shame the Trump vs. Pope Leo mess makes serious discussion of “just war” theory impossible.

By George Weigel

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The IndependentMostly Factual2h ago

Trump deleted AI Jesus then ordered McNuggets in probably his weirdest move yet

As the president starts a feud with the Pope and then tries to make it better with a bizarre DoorDash event, JD Vance is presumably crying with embarrassment in the corner, writes Holly Baxter

By Holly Baxter

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YahooMostly Factual2h ago

Trump claims the Jesus-like image he posted was meant to depict him as a doctor

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ndtvMostly Factual3h ago

'He's Wrong, Very Weak On Crime': Trump Refuses To Apologise To Pope Leo

"There's nothing to apologise for. He's wrong," Trump told reporters, a day after a social media post and comments slamming the US-born pope.

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tmzMixed3h ago

Trump Gets McDonald's DoorDash Order Before Talking to Media About Iran, on Video

President Trump just got McDonald's delivered to the White House by a "DoorDash Grandma" in a bizarre scene that Trump says "doesn't look staged, does it?" The Prez answered the door at the White House when a DoorDasher came knocking Monday ... she…

By TMZ Staff

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myjoyonlineMixed2h ago

Trump deletes post depicting him as Jesus-like figure after backlash

Faced with growing backlash, US President Donald Trump appears to have removed a controversial Truth Social post depicting himself as a Jesus-like figure.

By Emmanuel Tetteh

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