US EditionTrump posts AI-generated photo of himself as the pope
- On May 3, 2025, US President Donald Trump shared an AI-created image on Truth Social showing him wearing papal attire, accompanying a joke about wanting to become the next pope.
- This followed Pope Francis's death on April 21 at age 88 from a cerebral stroke that caused irreversible heart failure, with a conclave scheduled for May 7 to elect his successor.
- Last week in Rome, Trump attended Pope Francis's funeral, marking his initial overseas journey following his return to the presidency; he did not endorse any candidate to succeed Francis but complimented a "very good" cardinal based in New York.
- Bookmakers list Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle as favorite at 9/4 odds, while Republican Senator Lindsey Graham expressed excitement about Trump as a possible pope.
- Trump’s post provoked mixed reactions, with former Republican Michael Steele calling it proof of Trump’s unseriousness and incapacity, highlighting tensions around the papal succession.
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US President Donald Trump posted an AI image of himself as the pope, prompting accusations of poor taste in the Roman Catholic community just days before the conclave to elect Pope Francis’s successor is due to begin.
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