US EditionJohnson Says He Asked Trump to Take Down AI Jesus Image
Mike Johnson said Trump agreed the image was not being received as intended and removed it after criticism from Republicans and religious leaders.
- On Sunday, President Donald Trump deleted an AI-generated image depicting himself as Jesus Christ after the post triggered widespread backlash from conservative media and political allies.
- The controversy coincided with President Trump's ongoing feud with Pope Leo XIV regarding the war in Iran, prompting Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to publicly denounce the artwork.
- House Speaker Mike Johnson said he advised the president to remove the image, telling him it was not being received as intended; Johnson called the deletion "the right thing to do."
- Vice President Vance defended the post on Fox News as a misunderstood attempt at humor, while Trump claimed the image depicted him as a Red Cross worker.
- North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis described the imagery as "absurd," joining Republicans who condemned the post as unacceptable and blasphemous across the political spectrum.
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Mike Johnson says he told Trump to remove Jesus AI image
Mike Johnson has admitted he told Donald Trump to remove a Truth Social post of an image portraying the president as Jesus. The picture, which appeared to be AI-generated, was deleted from his account after backlash from Christians, before he claimed the image showed him “as a doctor.” Trump had also labelled Pope Leo “WEAK” on crime and “terrible” on foreign policy in a Sunday night (12 April) rant. The Speaker of the House told journalists on …
Mike Johnson reveals he asked Trump to delete AI image depicting president as Jesus
The AI-generated image, which portrayed US President Donald Trump in the likeness of Jesus Christ, was pulled from Truth Social after Speaker Mike Johnson personally intervened, and asked the US President to ‘delete’ it.
Johnson says he asked Trump to take down AI Jesus image
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday said he asked President Trump to take down the AI image that many saw as the president being depicted as Jesus Christ. “I talked to the president about it as soon as I saw it and told him I don’t think it was being received in the same…
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