The Iranian embassy shared a violent version of President Trump’s Truth social post that likened President Donald Trump to Jesus Christ.
On Sunday night, Trump posted an AI image that appeared to show him as Jesus, sparking backlash. The image showed Trump, wearing a white robe and red shawl, healing the man while surrounded by four of his loved ones, including nurses and soldiers. In the background, an eagle flies in front of the U.S. flag on the left, soldiers appear to rise toward a heavenly light in the center, and another eagle flies next to a military plane on the right.
The president said he believed the image depicted him as a doctor. He later deleted the post.
“I posted it, and I thought it was me as a doctor, and it had something to do with the Red Cross as a Red Cross worker that we support. Only fake news would come up with a post like that,” Trump said.
How did the Iranian embassy react?
The Iranian embassy in Tajikistan released a graphic video mocking President Trump’s post and an AI-generated video showing Jesus jumping into the same scene, punching a bloody depiction of the president and falling into a pit of fire. The video went viral on X, with more than 7 million views by Wednesday morning.
The deal comes at a pivotal point in the Iran war, with a ceasefire in place between the United States and Iran more than a month after the United States and Israel first launched attacks against the country in late February.
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The embassy posted numerous videos and memes on X mocking the United States during the war. One previous video used AI to depict the destruction of the Statue of Liberty. Iran also releases AI videos similar to Lego movies and children’s programs teletubbies on social media.
Backlash to President Trump’s post
Trump’s post prompted a bipartisan backlash. Former Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene denounced the photo in a post on X, saying she “prays against it.” Conservative activist Riley Gaines responded to X by saying, “I don’t understand why he would post this.”
“Is he looking for an answer? Does he really think so? Either way, two things are true: 1) A little humility will help him 2) God will not be mocked,” she wrote.
Vice President J.D. Vance said he thought President Trump was posting a joke.
“He realized that a lot of people didn’t get his humor in that case, so he took it down,” Vance told Fox News.
When did Trump delete the post?
Trump removed him from the post on Monday.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, Republican of Louisiana, told reporters that he had discussed the photo with President Trump and told him he did not believe it was being “received the way President Trump intended.”
“He agreed and withdrew. It was the right thing to do. He explained how he saw it, and I don’t think he thought it was blasphemous at all,” Johnson said.
The post came after President Trump attacked the Pope in another post on Truth Social.
The president described the pope as “weak on crime and terrible on foreign policy.” He wrote that Pope Leo should be “grateful” and that “the Church was only placed there because he is an American, and the Church thought that was the best way to deal with President Donald J. Trump.”
He also wrote that he prefers the Pope’s younger brother because he is “totally MAGA.”
Pope Leo responded to the Associated Press in comments aboard his private papal plane.
“I think to put my message on the same level as what the president is trying to do here is to not understand what the gospel message is,” he said. “I am sorry to hear that, but I will continue to do what I believe is the mission of the church in the world today.”
The feud arose after Pope Leo criticized President Trump’s comments that “an entire civilization will perish tonight” if Iran fails to meet U.S. deadlines related to the ongoing Middle East war.
“As we all know, today there was a threat against the entire Iranian people,” the pope said. “This is truly unacceptable.”
Updated April 15, 2026, 10:54 a.m. ET: This article has been updated with additional information.
