Trump Removes ‘OUTRAGEOUS’ Post Depicting Himself As Jesus Christ After Backlash From Supporters | Eastern NC Now

    Publisher's Note: This post appears here courtesy of the The Daily Wire. The author of this post is Zach Jewell.

    President Donald Trump deleted a post from his Truth Social account on Monday after he was condemned by some of his Christian supporters for depicting himself as Jesus Christ.

    The image showed Trump, dressed in a white tunic and red robe, healing a man in a hospital bed as people around Trump looked on in adoration and prayer. The image appears to have originated on social media in February when conservative social media personality Nick Adams shared it on X with the caption, "America has been sick for a long time. President Trump is healing this nation."

    The image was a step too far in the minds of many of his Christian supporters, who often defend the president's unconventional social media tactics. Many of Trump's Christian supporters urged the president to take it down, with some Christians calling the image "blasphemous."

    "I assume someone has already told him, but it behooves the President both spiritually and politically to delete the picture, no matter the intent," wrote Daily Wire host Michael Knowles.

    "I don't know if the President thought he was being funny or if he is under the influence of some substance or what possible explanation he could have for this OUTRAGEOUS blasphemy," said Megan Basham, "But he needs to take this down immediately and ask for forgiveness from the American people and then from God."

    The Daily Wire reached out to the White House for comment.

    Trump posted the image less than one hour after he blasted Pope Leo XIV in another social media post, calling the pope "weak" and suggesting he didn't deserve to be chosen for the position. The pope has been critical of Trump's immigration policies and the military campaign against Iran.

    "God does not bless any conflict. Anyone who is a disciple of Christ, the Prince of Peace, is never on the side of those who once wielded the sword and today drop bombs," Pope Leo said last week. "Military action will not create space for freedom or times of #Peace, which comes only from the patient promotion of coexistence and dialogue among peoples."


    In his Palm Sunday message last month, Pope Leo also said that Jesus "rejects war" and "does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war."

    Trump responded to the pope's comments Sunday evening, writing, "I don't want a Pope who criticizes the President of the United States because I'm doing exactly what I was elected, IN A LANDSLIDE, to do, setting Record Low Numbers in Crime, and creating the Greatest Stock Market in History."

    "Leo should be thankful because, as everyone knows, he was a shocking surprise," Trump added. "He wasn't on any list to be Pope, and was only put there by the Church because he was an American, and they thought that would be the best way to deal with President Donald J. Trump."