Even MAGA Recoils at Trump Cosplaying as Christ in Deranged Post
Source: Daily Beast
Updated Apr. 13 2026 6:23AM EDT
Published Apr. 13 2026 3:54AM EDT
President Donald Trump is facing pushback from his base for a bizarre post in which he depicted himself as Jesus Christ. The president shared the image to Truth Social shortly after melting down in a lengthy rant aimed at Pope Leo XIV, lashing out at the Chicago-born pontiff for criticizing several of the presidents policies. Leo should get his act together as Pope, use Common Sense, stop catering to the Radical Left, and focus on being a Great Pope, not a Politician. Its hurting him very badly and, more importantly, its hurting the Catholic Church! the 79-year-old wrote.
He posted the AI-generated image of himself as Jesus Christ less than an hour later. In the image, he appears to be healing a man in a hospital bed while surrounded by American imagery like the U.S. flag, bald eagles, and several monuments. The image was not received well by much of the presidents base, including several prominent allies.
Former MAGA Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who left Congress in January and has criticized the president for his administrations handling of the Epstein files and his foreign policy, condemned the image in multiple posts across her two X accounts. I completely denounce this and Im praying against it!!! she wrote on one account, noting that the president had shared the image on Orthodox Easter. Its more than blasphemy, she added on a second account. Its an Antichrist spirit.
Far-right influencer Milo Yiannopoulos also criticized the post, writing, We tolerated this kind of meme against our better judgment because he promised to save America and only when it was clear he didnt actually think he was the Messiah. He went on to blame Paula White, the televangelist who serves as senior adviser to the White House Faith Office, for her influence on the president. Pray for his soul. Pray for us all, he added.
Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trumps-deranged-christ-cosplay-ignites-furious-backlash-from-maga-faithful/
When you lose Milo Yiannopoulos (and Fuentes and many others), you NOW KNOW where the new bottom has been set.
sop
(18,796 posts)Trump Cosplaying as Christ

EYESORE 9001
(29,771 posts)sop
(18,796 posts)durablend
(9,290 posts)"TOTALLY EXONERATED!!!!!"
ms liberty
(11,272 posts)634-5789
(4,683 posts)What the hell is wrong with denture boy?
Kid Berwyn
(24,599 posts)
Blue Owl
(59,229 posts)
William Seger
(12,476 posts)Ray Bruns
(6,450 posts)William Seger
(12,476 posts)mwmisses4289
(4,325 posts)Marcuse
(9,036 posts)
Trueblue Texan
(4,510 posts)If MAGAts don't get it now, they must be braindead.
Ray Bruns
(6,450 posts)orangecrush
(30,573 posts)Not from where I sit
Ray Bruns
(6,450 posts)Ray Bruns
(6,450 posts)Are the first ones to worship him when he shows up.
Lovie777
(23,137 posts)yep.
These same people love to call their opposition demons, anti-christ, abominations.
And all along, magas were worshiping shithole.
tanyev
(49,366 posts)Goonch
(5,209 posts)
Ray Bruns
(6,450 posts)johnnyfins
(3,830 posts)Basically asking "What would Jesus do?"
And then posts this stupid AI image.
How very christian of him. Paula White prolly told him that god told her to tell tsf to do it. For a fee, of course.
What a bunch of fucking ghouls.
agingdem
(8,895 posts)not kidnapping/beating/deporting American citizens...not killing protestors and branding them as terrorists, not
sacrificing our sons and daughters for his unprovoked vanity war, not threatening genocide, not his economy destroying tariffs, not massive job losses, not $5.00 a gallon gas, not the rising cost of healthcare, not his government shutdowns, not firing air traffic controllers, not damaging the CDC, not threatening to defund Social Security/Medicare, not destroying the White House, not slapping his name on our national monuments, not entertaining our enemies, not taking foreign bribes, not adding billions to his personal bottom line, not funding foreign imports while generational farms/ranches go bust...
but sure, a senile degenerate cosplaying Jesus...a bridge too far!!!
LymphocyteLover
(9,920 posts)BumRushDaShow
(170,347 posts)They have been speaking out against what you listed since day one.
In fact, a number of them have been outside of ICE facilities every single day protesting along with other clergy, and are getting arrested for blocking the driveways of those facilities. They have been part of lawsuits to force ICE to allow ministerial access to the facilities as most of the Latin American detainees are Catholics.
Those stories are mostly reported in the "local" news and only rarely make it to "national news".
Mister Ed
(6,945 posts)I haven't heard of MAGA folks taking such principled stands against ICE. What am I missing?
BumRushDaShow
(170,347 posts)1.) There are some who are racist fucks who are white supremacist anti-DEI types, who wanted ethnic cleansing of every group not part of theirs (and would accept genocide if they could accomplish that), and that of course focused on all the round ups to the concentration camps and removal from the country.
2.) There are others who are anti-abortion and anti-LGBTQ+, mostly Catholic (but who profess immigrant rights and have generally been anti-war).
3.) Then there are those who are into CT (including UFOs, etc) and woo like those who have gravitated towards the MAGat "MAHA" movement, and tend to be anti-vax.
4.) And there is yet another group, a suicidal one, that you see that Kegsbreath has evolved from - the so-called "Christian Nationalists" (and includes many evangelicals), who are not only anti-Catholic, but who believe they should be a part of and facilitate "the end times" and will do what they can to make it happen.
5.) You have the purported "America First" crowd (like MTG) who really believed that 45 would bring jobs back to the U.S. and would get out of "foreign wars" (and this included many libertarians)
6.) And don't forget the group of billionaires (tech bros and others) who wanted their tax breaks and funding for their priorities
7.) Plus you still have the cowardly teabaggers in there, who really wanted "less government" and cheered on Muskrat, who made sure to destroy it with his chainsaw, eliminating over 350K federal jobs in the past year
This is just a list of some of of the groups but they all formed a "coalition" to get 45 elected and get their OWN personal agendas enacted. And inevitably, there would be a conflict.
Mister Ed
(6,945 posts)What a rogues' gallery that list entails! Thank goodness it's starting to fracture.
thucythucy
(9,105 posts)and his own well documented--and self-confessed--sexual assaults.
According to M. Taylor Greene he said he wouldn't release the Epstein files because it "would hurt" too many of his "friends."
And yes, I'm actually giving--some limited--credence to MTG.
Which is an indication of just how crazy are the times in which we live.
LeftinOH
(5,651 posts)Evangelicals should have no problem with this.
Historic NY
(40,074 posts)Blumancru
(276 posts)Looks like he is healing Jeffrey Epstein. The Worlds Most Interesting Man is on the left. Maybe the two women represent Mailorderia and Ivanka, I dunno. What no one mentions is the winged demon above Cheetolinis bald ass noggin. It has wings and horns.
Ray Bruns
(6,450 posts)BattleRow
(2,520 posts)Alternately,Cheatolini..
DFW
(60,286 posts)I confess to being astounded.
BumRushDaShow
(170,347 posts)when you lose Strickland, you know things are bad (and that was before this latest stunt)!
DFW
(60,286 posts)That there is anybody at all left in the country who takes him seriously is grounds for the rest of the world building a wall around us, with a sanity test required for anyone wishing to leave or enter.
BumRushDaShow
(170,347 posts)the building he owned here in Philly that was eventually vacant for a couple decades, was renovated for use as a hotel again, and later was updated to be an apartment building -

New owners of Divine Lorraine want to return the historic property to its roots
Quirky Facts and Religious History Behind Philadelphia's Divine Lorraine Building
Norrrm
(5,198 posts)Trump crucified

This was posted as "The Single Most Blasphemous Picture in History."
https://www.politicalflare.com/2022/12/the-single-most-blasphemous-picture-in-history-trump-on-the-cross/
Perfect for those who consider Trump such a good Christian. Ironic that Jesus was an observant Jew.

sop
(18,796 posts)Putin...Jung Un...Xi Jinping...is that Orban holding the flag loin cloth?...Pelosi with the spear...Melania as Mary Magdalene...INRI (Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews) replaced by MAGA...
Playingmantis
(668 posts)He is totally insane.. But his followers will say A) He didnt post it..B) It was a joke C) Taken out of context D) He really is Christ or
E) All of the above are true
He is a sick clown
Hugin
(37,883 posts)CaptainTruth
(8,218 posts)BattleRow
(2,520 posts)Martin68
(27,841 posts)Hugin
(37,883 posts)Not one of them will ever vote for a D, though.
travelingthrulife
(5,286 posts)So brainwashed.
Hugin
(37,883 posts)Pathetic.
sabbat hunter
(7,111 posts)What the actual fuck is WRONG with him? Jesus Herbert Christ.

progressoid
(53,222 posts)SMH
LetMyPeopleVote
(180,379 posts)The presidents offensive against the pope, followed by the image presenting himself as some kind of American Jesus, represented quite the one-two punch.
I get that many will find Trumpâs offensive against the pope as predictable â this is just what he does â but compare how he lashed out at Pope Francis in 2016 to how he targeted Pope Leo XIV yesterday.
— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2026-04-13T12:03:12.331Z
And then add in the mind-numbing American Jesus image.
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/after-picking-an-ugly-fight-with-pope-trump-promotes-image-panned-as-blasphemous
In a 330-word tirade published on Sunday night to his social media platform, Trump wrote, among other things:
Pope Leo is WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy. I like his brother Louis much better than I like him, because Louis is all MAGA. He gets it, and Leo doesnt! Leo should get his act together as Pope, use Common Sense, stop catering to the Radical Left, and focus on being a Great Pope, not a Politician. Its hurting him very badly and, more importantly, its hurting the Catholic Church!
.....Soon after, during a brief Q&A with reporters, Trump was asked why he attacked the pope. Instead of challenging the premise, the Republican replied, I dont think hes doing a very good job. He likes crime, I guess. I am not a fan of Pope Leo.
Reporter: Why did you attack Pope Leo?
— Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) 2026-04-13T01:33:12.402Z
Trump: I donât think heâs doing a very good job. He likes crime I guess. We donât like a pope who says itâs ok to have a nuclear weapon. We donât want a pope that says crime is ok. I am not a fan of Pope Leo.
.....To be sure, none of this was too surprising. Leo, for example, recently chastised those who invoke God as supportive of military might, saying in a homily on Palm Sunday, Brothers and sisters, this is our God: Jesus, King of Peace, who rejects war, whom no one can use to justify war. He does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, but rejects them....
The question was less about whether Team Trump, which has spent months clashing with the faith community, would go after the Catholic leader, and more about how. We now have an answer.
On Monday morning, aboard the papal plane en route to Algeria, the churchs first-ever American pope told The Associated Press, I have no fear of the Trump administration.....
For good measure, this back-and-forth was not the Republicans only message related to religion.
And Trump posted an image of himself as some sort of American Jesus healing people.
— Brian Kaylor (@briankaylor.bsky.social) 2026-04-13T02:02:10.235Z
On Sunday night, Trump apparently thought it would also be a good idea to promote an image that appeared to present him as some kind of American Jesus.
There is behavior thats so self-evidently deranged that merely seeing it should lead to fury and disgust, The New York Times David French wrote in response. Im concerned, however, that some evangelicals are so influenced by Trump that they wont unite with their Catholic brothers and sisters in response to Trumps blasphemy and intolerable attacks on the pope, but will instead turn against them.
trump is truly crazy.
Lonestarblue
(13,512 posts)Who on his staff is doing this crap for him? That person is just as deranged as Trump. The media needs to be digging into this stuff because it shows either a president who has not judgment or a president so mentally incapacitated that his staff is out of control and doing whatever they want.
-misanthroptimist
(1,659 posts)Then they'll have a good laugh at how he's triggered "radical left." Just watch.