By Helen Coster and Joseph AxApril 13 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself as a Jesus-like figure on Sunday, drawing widespread criticism even from some religious conservatives who typically support him, before deleting the post on Monday.
Trump posts AI image of himself as Jesus-like figure, drawing outrage
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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 16:09 - 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 - 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