More of Trump being Trump

Last week I posted “This is Trump being Trump waging war on Iran.” Trump is still being Trump of course. Here’s another installment, beginning with his post on Pope Leo.

[Link on Truth Social.]

Thirty-seven minutes later he posted this:

After getting “rare criticism from the religious right and allegations of blasphemy,” Trump deleted the post (an altered version of a post that appeared on the web previously). The Washington Post, which helpfully notes that the post was AI-generated, describes some of the criticism in an Instagram post.

Afterwards Trump acknowledged the posting, but denied that it depicted him as Jesus Christ. “I did post it. 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.”

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.

Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) 2026-04-13T16:45:19.663Z