Trump Posts AI Meme Depicting Himself as Jesus Healing Sick on Divine Mercy Sunday

On Divine Mercy Sunday (April 13, 2026), President Trump posted an AI-generated image on Truth Social depicting himself as Jesus in flowing robes, laying hands on a sick man with beams of light emanating from his fingers. The image was surrounded by American patriotic symbols including the flag, bald eagle, and Statue of Liberty. The post came amid Trump's public feud with Pope Leo XIV over the Iran war and drew widespread backlash from both allies and critics as blasphemous and an example of political idolatry. Trump later deleted the image but refused to apologize, claiming he thought it depicted him as a doctor rather than Jesus. Days later, he posted another AI image showing himself embraced by Jesus.

"I thought the image was of him as a doctor." — Trump's deflection when confronted about the blasphemous imagery, refusing to apologize for posting an AI-generated image depicting himself as Jesus Christ healing the sick on Divine Mercy Sunday.