{"id":7999012,"date":"2026-04-13T12:10:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T19:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/?p=7999012"},"modified":"2026-04-13T12:10:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T19:10:17","slug":"donald-trump-jesus-photo-doctor-pope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/media-platforms\/politics\/donald-trump-jesus-photo-doctor-pope\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Responds to Backlash Over Meme Depicting Him as Jesus: ‘I Thought It Was Me as a Doctor’ | Video"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

Donald Trump responded to questions about his controversial AI-generated photo depicting him as Jesus, saying he was supposed to be seen as a doctor, not the Messiah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt wasn’t a depiction,\u201d Trump told reporters Monday, adding that he posted the photo himself. In the image, Trump is wearing a white tunic with a red garment around his shoulders, mirroring traditional depictions of Jesus. The image also shows him seemingly healing an ill man with his hands.<\/p>\n\n\n

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“I did post it, and I thought it was me as a doctor and had to do with Red Cross. There’s a Red Cross worker, which we support, and only the fake news could come up with that one,” Trump said. “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.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Reporter: Did you post that picture of yourself depicted as Jesus Christ?

Trump: It wasn't a depiction. I did post it and I thought it was me as a doctor. And had to do with red cross as a red cross worker, which we support and only the fake news could come up with that one. pic.twitter.com\/7Y1u86GjkP<\/a><\/p>— Acyn (@Acyn) April 13, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote>