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President Trump has now revealed why he deleted a post allegedly depicting himself as Jesus Christ on Truth Social, as he continues to fire back at criticism from even his own supporters.
As The New York Post reported, Trump told CBS News last night that, while he normally would double down on such a post, he felt he needed to make an exception because his supporters were so befuddled.
“Normally, I don’t like doing that,” the President explained. “But I didn’t want to have anybody be confused.”
“People were confused.”
Trump also responded harshly to conservative women’s rights activist Riley Gaines, who had some choice words for him over the meme on X:
Why? Seriously, I cannot understand why he’d post this. Is he looking for a response? Does he actually think this?”
Either way, two things are true
1) a little humility would serve him well
2) God shall not be mocked
Why? Seriously, I cannot understand why he’d post this. Is he looking for a response? Does he actually think this?
Either way, two things are true.
1) a little humility would serve him well
2) God shall not be mocked https://t.co/GViHqWeDEr
— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) April 13, 2026
The president refused to let those words slide.
“I didn’t listen to Riley Gaines,” Trump told CBS News. “I’m not a big fan of Riley, actually.”
The Gateway Pundit previously reported that Trump took heat from the media and even some allies after posting an AI-generated image that critics rushed to label “blasphemous.”
The controversy erupted after Trump shared an image on Truth Social showing himself in flowing robes, appearing to heal a man, imagery that many in the media immediately framed as “Christ-like.” The president later deleted the post without explanation.
Here’s the image:
After a national uproar ensued, Trump explained during a news conference that he believed the meme depicted him as a Red Cross doctor.
“Well, it wasn’t depicted—it was me. I did post it, and I thought it was me as a doctor and had to do with the Red Cross, as a Red Cross worker there, which we support,” Trump said. “And only the fake news could come up with that one.”
“So I had—I just heard about it, and I said, ‘How did they come up with that?’ It’s supposed to be me as a doctor making people better. And I do make people better—I make people a lot better.”
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