Trump says he wasn’t portraying himself as Jesus: ‘I thought it was me as a doctor’

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The Truth Social account of the U.S. president deleted image of Donald Trump that was widely seen as him portraying Jesus

Published Apr 13, 2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump says a now-deleted image posted to Truth Social, which appeared to portray the president as Jesus Christ, was actually meant to show him as a doctor.

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Speaking to reporters outside the White House, he said: “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.”

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