BBC's Sarah Smith looks at how the president's most ardent supporters are reacting to his latest social media posts.
How Trump’s Jesus-like image and feud with the Pope are sparking backlash
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Mon 08:58 - Sky News (UK)
Trump deletes AI image of himself as Jesus after backlash
Mon 08:58 - La Repubblica (IT)
Trump like Jesus among faithful and divine light: the AI image published by the US president on social media
Mon 11:56 - MS NOW
After picking an ugly fight with pope, Trump promotes image panned as ‘blasphemy’ - MS NOW
Mon 13:29 - The Hill
Trump faces backlash over AI image of him as Jesus
Mon 13:29 - The Hill
Trump faces backlash over AI image of him as Jesus
Mon 14:44 - Yahoo
Trump faces backlash over post depicting him like Jesus - Yahoo
Mon 15:02 - Fox News
Trump's meme depicting himself as Jesus Christ draws backlash from allies
Mon 15:42 - Axios
Christians condemn Trump post depicting him as Jesus-like figure - Axios
Mon 15:56 - Washington Examiner
Trump deletes photo depicting himself as Jesus after backlash
Mon 16:00 - The Hill
Trump takes down Truth Social post of AI image portraying him as Jesus
Mon 16:06 - Forbes
Trump Caves: Removes Christ-Like Image That Angered Conservative Christians - Forbes
Mon 16:08 - Reuters
Trump's AI image of himself as Jesus-like figure follows feud with Pope Leo - Reuters
Mon 16:09 - Reuters
Trump posts AI image of himself as Jesus-like figure, drawing outrage - Reuters
Mon 16:19 - NBC News
Image depitching Trump as Christ-like savior removed from president's social media page following backlash - NBC News
Mon 16:29 - The New York Times
Trump Live Updates: Pope Leo Says He Has ‘No Fear’ After President’s Attack - The New York Times
Mon 16:36 - CNBC
Trump deletes Truth Social image depicting him as Jesus: 'It was me as a doctor' - CNBC
Mon 16:36 - Al-Monitor
Trump posts AI image of himself as Jesus-like figure, drawing outrage
Mon 16:42 - BBC
Trump deletes controversial Jesus-themed social media post - BBC
Mon 16:47 - The Washington Post
Trump post appearing to depict him as Jesus removed amid backlash - The Washington Post
Mon 16:53 - USA Today
'Gross blasphemy.' Image depicting Trump as Jesus figure removed after uproar - USA Today
Mon 18:22 - The New York Times
Trump’s Explanation for an Image of Himself as Jesus: ‘I Thought It Was Me as a Doctor’ - The New York Times
Mon 19:02 - CNN
Trump deletes social media post depicting him as Jesus but refuses to apologize amid tension with pope - CNN
Mon 19:33 - DW All
Trump posts and then deletes Jesus-like AI image of himself
Mon 19:33 - DW Top
Trump posts and then deletes Jesus-like AI image of himself
Mon 21:45 - BBC Headlines
How Trump’s Jesus-like image and feud with the Pope are sparking backlash
Mon 22:22 - CBS News
Trump faces backlash from Chicago Catholics for criticism of Pope Leo XIV, posting AI image appearing to show him as Jesus - CBS News
Tue 04:06 - The Washington Post
Column | Trump’s Christ-like image is filled with sloppy symbolism - The Washington Post
Tue 04:22 - The Times of India
'I do make people better': Donald Trump explains why he deleted post depicting him as Jesus - The Times of India