Catholic JD Vance weighs in after Trump removes Truth Social post with image appearing to show himself as Jesus [View all]

Source: The Independent

Tuesday 14 April 2026 05:09 EDT


Vice President JD Vance said that a now-deleted post shared by President Trump, in which the commander-in-chief appears to be dressed as Jesus, was a “joke.” ​. Trump shared the widely condemned picture, which shows him clothed in white robes and placing a glowing hand on a sick patient, shortly after blasting Pope Leo XIV on Truth Social.

In a lengthy post, the president claimed that the pope was “WEAK” on crime and tore into the pontiff’s criticism of the U.S.’s war with Iran. ​. Vance, who converted to Catholicism in 2019, told Fox News’ Special Report With Bret Baier on Monday that the president’s post was “a joke.” ​

“And, of course, he took it down because he recognized that a lot of people weren’t understanding his humor in that case,” he said. “I think the president of the United States likes to mix it up on social media.”​. Vance added that it was “good” that Trump is “not filtered.”

“I certainly think that, in some cases, it would be best for the Vatican to stick to matters of morality,” Vance said. “To stick to matters of, you know, what’s going on in the Catholic Church and let the president of the United States stick to dictating American public policy.”

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