Trump deletes Jesus meme after backlash

As we reported on 13 April, Donald Trump posted a meme in which he was depicted as Jesus. Because this is what Christians consider a ‘sin’, the picture provoked backlash amongst his Christian followers. This led to the following:

It appears as if Trump has deleted his post portraying himself as Jesus after facing some backlash from his own supporters. pic.twitter.com/9ZpWXBgL9L

— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) April 13, 2026

Instead of apologising, however, Trump has opted to insult everyone’s intelligence:

Trump just said he thought this image is supposed to be him as a "doctor." pic.twitter.com/eECb5mTxO2

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) April 13, 2026

Trump backlash

To be completely fair to Trump, he is very rich. Maybe when he goes to the hospital, he is treated by robed doctors with glowing gold hands. You’d certainly like to think that sort of wealth could buy you heaven on Earth; if not, what’s the point (besides rampant and un-Christ-like greed)?

To give you an idea of the backlash Trump received, this is how MAGA responded on Truth Social – his own personal social media site:

Trump's followers on Truth Social are calling him the Antichrist after his post of an image depicting himself as Jesus pic.twitter.com/6qlxjxt7AJ

— Headquarters (@HQNewsNow) April 13, 2026

If you’ve never visited Truth Social, it’s worth knowing that it’s the most heavily advertised-to social media site there is. If you go to Trump’s profile page, you get three ads before you get to his first post:

You get two more ads immediately after his first post:

You then get another two ads after every subsequent post.

The reason we’re pointing this out is so you understand that the people who post there are willing to ignore a lot to demonstrate their love for Trump.

Now, these same people think Trump is the anti-Christ.

Which, to be fair, he very well may be.

Trump also lost the support of Knights Templar International – a global movement of divorced religious supremacists:

🚨BREAKING The Knights Templar Order and its ruling Council demand that this offensive and blasphemous image be removed forthwith !
We supported President Trump in 2016 and 2024 (NY Times attributed our support in 2016 to be part of his victory)
However we are deeply offended… pic.twitter.com/l4Ql0MFYXF

— Knights Templar International (@KnightsTempOrg) April 13, 2026

People have pointed out that Trump’s supporters are funny when it comes to what they will or won’t tolerate:

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— 679 Enthusiast (@marionumber4) April 14, 2026

“Only the fake news”

This is how Trump excused his deadly sin:

Reporter: Did you post that picture of yourself depicted as Jesus Christ?

Trump: It wasn't a depiction. I did post it and I thought it was me as a doctor. And had to do with red cross as a red cross worker, which we support and only the fake news could come up with that one. pic.twitter.com/7Y1u86GjkP

— Acyn (@Acyn) April 13, 2026

When asked if posted a picture of himself as Jesus, Trump said:

I thought it was me as a doctor, and had to do with Red Cross – as a Red Cross worker there, which we support. And only the fake news could come up with that one. …

I just heard about it, and I said, how did they come up with that?

It’s supposed to be me as a doctor making people better, and I do make people better. I make people a lot better.

As an example, the 11,000, I understand your husband’s going through treatment.

The woman he asked responded “yes, sir”, with Trump continuing:

He’s going through some very serious cancer treatment, so this goes a long way.

Okay, so is it better that he thinks he’s responsible for medical treatments?

Because he quite obviously isn’t a doctor.

In fact, Trump is shaping up to be the worst thing for US healthcare since Covid, as we reported in September 2025:

Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’… has made “deep cuts to Medicaid and Medicare” among other areas. It’s expected these cuts will lead to the closure of many rural hospitals (300 were already at “immediate risk” of closure in July this year).

People are mocking Trump’s excuses, anyway: