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magicarpet

(18,900 posts)
Mon Apr 13, 2026, 12:15 PM Monday

(THX to humiliation caused in part by Earl G,...) Trump Deletes Post With Image Depicting Himself as Jesus After,...

...... Backlash.

Trump deleted Truth Social post depicting himself as Christ-like figure after widespread backlash.

Backlash came from across political spectrum, including conservative supporters calling it blasphemous.

AI-generated image showed Trump healing sick person while doctors and military watched.

Post followed Trump's criticism of Pope Leo as weak over Iran war opposition.

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(THX to humiliation caused in part by Earl G,...) Trump Deletes Post With Image Depicting Himself as Jesus After,... (Original Post) magicarpet Monday OP
but, but, but, he is kinda sorta a God, isn't he? wcmagumba Monday #1
Oh yes,... trDUMP is still the big shit big shot around here.. magicarpet Monday #7
yep, with "concepts of a plan" as hidden as his children rapes are in the Justice matters. Monday #18
Earl G is a God? Or djt? Not clear, here.... allegorical oracle Monday #25
T-rump wcmagumba Monday #29
Whew. Got edgy there for a moment. allegorical oracle Monday #33
. dalton99a Monday #2
He sent a text SCantiGOP Monday #20
A Doctor,... ? magicarpet Monday #30
Looks like a Jebus-look-alike to me. He's just saved that man with electricity. Plus, allegorical oracle Monday #34
Too late...... Lovie777 Monday #3
So sexual assault on children is fine but depicting yourself as Jesus is too much? Buckeyeblue Monday #4
This message was self-deleted by its author wcmagumba Monday #6
I think BuckeyeBlue was trying convey,... magicarpet Monday #9
That he posted it at all scares the shit out of me... CTyankee Monday #5
We're supposed to take #rump "seriously, but not literally." William Seger Monday #16
Doesn't scare me as much as his gutting of all agencies vapor2 Monday #27
Here I was thinking Trmp was the most mentally deranged person on the planet ... eppur_se_muova Monday #8
I'm quessing the djt/being Jesus image was created by this guy,.... magicarpet Monday #10
"The logical result of Fascism is the introduction of aesthetics into political life" - Walter Benjamin DBoon Monday #36
It won't go away. The question is whether he will have an entire AI movie created with the Virgin Mary depicted by twodogsbarking Monday #11
What about that "virgin" birth thing? efhmc Monday #19
Virgin Lite. twodogsbarking Monday #31
Virgin birth,... in regards to djt ? magicarpet Monday #35
They should post this in its place FakeNoose Monday #12
I keep it in mind that all tRUMP is doing, is doing a giant 'want-to-be' actor on the stage of literally everything, SWBTATTReg Monday #13
A cavity in his cult? He should have told them to go F themselves and doubledown with another. ffr Monday #14
Sorry Donnie, boonecreek Monday #15
'Thou shalt always TACO': Trump ridiculed as he succumbs to 'blasphemy' rage LetMyPeopleVote Monday #17
Good job Earl G Clouds Passing Monday #21
i think thom hartmann said the image was altered so the horns were off the creature above trump orleans Monday #22
Deletion does not HipChick Monday #23
We need one of those on a "No Kings" sign. Wonder Why Monday #24
pic on BS vapor2 Monday #26
Great job EarlG (and everyone who shamed that narcsissistic sociopath) on this. CousinIT Monday #28
Humiliations galore... pecosbob Monday #32

magicarpet

(18,900 posts)
7. Oh yes,... trDUMP is still the big shit big shot around here..
Mon Apr 13, 2026, 12:30 PM
Monday

The Pope remains on notice:
If you cross djt the wrath of the heavans will fall upon and crush you.

Just watch your step Pope-pee guy !
Signed,
Mafi-Don-Jesus

Justice matters.

(9,908 posts)
18. yep, with "concepts of a plan" as hidden as his children rapes are in the
Mon Apr 13, 2026, 02:34 PM
Monday

Trump-Epstein Files (tm)

SCantiGOP

(14,735 posts)
20. He sent a text
Mon Apr 13, 2026, 02:40 PM
Monday

Said this was an example of the Fake Media just making something up. He said that it was a meme of him portrayed as a Doctor!

magicarpet

(18,900 posts)
30. A Doctor,... ?
Mon Apr 13, 2026, 04:08 PM
Monday

Then why is djt dressed in a Jesus robe ? And what is that intensely glowing item in his left hand ? His magic glowing surgeons scalpel made of iridium, kryptonite, and obsidiam ? Does his scalpel use standard "D" batteries or does he need lithium batteries to achieve such a bright and intense glow.

allegorical oracle

(6,513 posts)
34. Looks like a Jebus-look-alike to me. He's just saved that man with electricity. Plus,
Mon Apr 13, 2026, 04:19 PM
Monday

he has another electric socket in his left hand -- at the ready to save someone else. Clearly a God of some sort.

He deserves to have a ballroom built to honor him. Plus, he deserves a triumphal arch in his name -- something that miniaturizes the Lincoln Memorial and blocks the view from the Arlington Cemetery.

Geesh, why won't people get with the grift???

Buckeyeblue

(6,388 posts)
4. So sexual assault on children is fine but depicting yourself as Jesus is too much?
Mon Apr 13, 2026, 12:22 PM
Monday

Some things make me shake my head.

Response to Buckeyeblue (Reply #4)

magicarpet

(18,900 posts)
9. I think BuckeyeBlue was trying convey,...
Mon Apr 13, 2026, 12:49 PM
Monday

The GOPee finds pedophilia and child molestation A-Okay and not worthy of investigation or taking oversite actions against djt.

Where as blasphemy against Jesus their Lord and Savior - is worthy their attentions, comments, and response. Here they march right up to the podium to immediately express their utter dismay and seek to clearly disparage djt.

Exploited children on the other hand,.. only the sound of distant crickets can be heard, but nothing forthcoming from the GOPee only dead silence.



William Seger

(12,486 posts)
16. We're supposed to take #rump "seriously, but not literally."
Mon Apr 13, 2026, 02:32 PM
Monday

He's not literally Jesus — he's a seriously mentally ill cult leader.

vapor2

(4,670 posts)
27. Doesn't scare me as much as his gutting of all agencies
Mon Apr 13, 2026, 03:28 PM
Monday

and killing people. Effn repugs will never acknowledge his mental decline

eppur_se_muova

(42,126 posts)
8. Here I was thinking Trmp was the most mentally deranged person on the planet ...
Mon Apr 13, 2026, 12:30 PM
Monday

... then I realized someone created this image, and took over the top spot in the process.

magicarpet

(18,900 posts)
10. I'm quessing the djt/being Jesus image was created by this guy,....
Mon Apr 13, 2026, 01:01 PM
Monday

Last edited Mon Apr 13, 2026, 06:24 PM - Edit history (1)

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Jon McNaughton is frequently cited as the artist who portrays Donald Trump in the most favorable and heroic light. Known as a "relentlessly pro-Trump artist," McNaughton has created numerous paintings depicting the former president as a strong leader, often surrounded by symbolic elements of American patriotism.
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Key details regarding artists who portray Trump favorably:
Jon McNaughton: His artwork often places Trump in a heroic or messianic context. Examples include paintings where Trump is depicted as the conductor of a MAGA orchestra or as a visionary leader. McNaughton has stated his paintings reflect his personal feelings as a citizen and are not government-hired propaganda.

But it also could have been one of these "patriotic" artists:

Scott LoBaido: A Staten Island-based artist who has created multiple tributes to Trump, including live-painting portraits at rallies. He is known for patriotic art and has referred to Trump as the "greatest president".

Other Artists: Various other artists have produced pro-Trump imagery, including:

Vanessa Horabuena: Known for a painting of Trump that includes a cross in the background.

Ralph Wolfe Cowan: Known for creating stylized, positive portraits of public figures, including "Donald Trump (The Visionary)" in 1989.

Ben Garrison: A political cartoonist who has produced numerous supportive, stylized illustrations of Donald Trump.
WashU

These artists tend to focus on themes of strength, patriotism, and leadership, presenting a stark contrast to satirical or critical political art.

DBoon

(25,057 posts)
36. "The logical result of Fascism is the introduction of aesthetics into political life" - Walter Benjamin
Mon Apr 13, 2026, 09:15 PM
Monday
The aestheticization of politics was an idea first coined in "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction" by critical theorist Walter Benjamin as being a key ingredient to fascist regimes.[1] Benjamin said that fascism tends towards an aestheticization of politics, in the sense of a spectacle in which it allows the masses to express themselves without seeing their rights recognized, and without affecting the relations of ownership which the proletarian masses aim to eliminate.[2] Benjamin said:

Fascism attempts to organize the newly proletarianized masses without affecting the property structure which the masses strive to eliminate. Fascism sees its salvation in giving these masses not their right, but instead a chance to express themselves. The masses have a right to change property relations; Fascism seeks to give them an expression while preserving property. The logical result of Fascism is the introduction of aesthetics into political life. [...] Mankind, which in Homer’s time was a spectacle for the Olympian gods, has become one for itself. [...] Communism responds by politicizing art.[2]


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aestheticization_of_politics

twodogsbarking

(18,997 posts)
11. It won't go away. The question is whether he will have an entire AI movie created with the Virgin Mary depicted by
Mon Apr 13, 2026, 02:03 PM
Monday

Melaaaaaaaniaaaaaaaaaah or Ivvvvvvvnkaaaaa.

magicarpet

(18,900 posts)
35. Virgin birth,... in regards to djt ?
Mon Apr 13, 2026, 04:24 PM
Monday

No, no, djt just plopped out of a raw sewage pipe covered head to toe in fragments of damp filthy used toilet paper.

Thus the King of Poop was born.

SWBTATTReg

(26,316 posts)
13. I keep it in mind that all tRUMP is doing, is doing a giant 'want-to-be' actor on the stage of literally everything,
Mon Apr 13, 2026, 02:17 PM
Monday

that everyone comes to advice for, that everyone looks up to, that everyone does everything in his image/name/etc. tRUMP would love nothing else less.

And the sad fact of the matter is, he isn't. No matter how much he coats himself w/ glory, coats himself w/ the mantle of the office of the Presidency, he's failing miserably.

ffr

(23,430 posts)
14. A cavity in his cult? He should have told them to go F themselves and doubledown with another.
Mon Apr 13, 2026, 02:26 PM
Monday

He is what he believes he his. Repeat until it's the reality for everyone. Standard procedure....


for losers.

LetMyPeopleVote

(180,658 posts)
17. 'Thou shalt always TACO': Trump ridiculed as he succumbs to 'blasphemy' rage
Mon Apr 13, 2026, 02:33 PM
Monday

No one is surprised that trump took down the image depicting him as a Jesus Christ-like figure

After facing a wave of backlash from critics and supporters alike, President Donald Trump appeared to have deleted a social media post that featured an image depicting him as a Jesus Christ-like figure — prompting ridicule from onlookers.

Raw Story (@rawstory.com) 2026-04-13T16:15:10Z

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-jesus-2676706680/

After facing a wave of backlash from critics and supporters alike, President Donald Trump appeared to have deleted a social media post that featured an image depicting him as a Jesus Christ-like figure — prompting ridicule from onlookers.

“Thou shalt always TACO… Trump 3:16,” quipped Tommy Christopher, writer and editor for Mediaite and former White House reporter, in a social media post on X to his more than 25,000 followers.....

Later on Monday morning, however, Trump – or his staffers – appeared to have deleted the social media post, prompting some to take further digs at the president, including California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

“Now delete your presidency,” Newsom wrote in a social media post on X to his nearly 3 million followers.


orleans

(37,034 posts)
22. i think thom hartmann said the image was altered so the horns were off the creature above trump
Mon Apr 13, 2026, 03:01 PM
Monday

and that trump said he was a dr in the red cross

lol. can you imagine him helping anyone (except billionaires or anyone who can blackmail him)

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