DONALD Trump has deleted an AI-generated post on social media which depicted him as Jesus.
The US president has faced backlash over the image, which was posted on his Truth Social platform without comment.
The now-deleted image depicts Trump in a robe, touching the head of a man lying in a hospital bed. A golden light emits from his hands, while US soldiers depicted as angels fly above.
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The strongest version of this narrative frames Trump’s AI-generated image as a deliberate, if controversial, attempt to evoke messianic symbolism, reinforcing his self-styled image as a savior figure to his base. The backlash and subsequent deletion suggest an awareness of the line between political messaging and religious provocation, though Trump’s dismissal of the controversy as a "fake news" misinterpretation aligns with his pattern of deflecting criticism by attacking media credibility. Mea...