David Edwards
April 16, 2026
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Franklin Graham attends UN global call to protect religious freedom meeting at UN Headquarters in 2019. (Shutterstock.com)
Samaritan's Purse President Franklin Graham faced backlash after defending President Donald Trump's decision to post an image of himself as Jesus.
"I do not believe President Trump would knowingly depict himself as Jesus Christ—that would certainly be inappropriate," Graham wrote on Thursday. "I'm thankful the President has made it very clear that this was not at all what he thought the AI-generated image was representing—he thought it was a doctor helping someone, and when he learned of the concerns, he immediately removed the post."
"There were no spiritual references—no halo, there were no crosses, no angels. It was a flag, soldiers, a nurse, fighter planes, eagles, the Statue of Liberty, and I think this is a lot to do about nothing," he added. "There is so much ill-intended speculation. I think his enemies are always foaming at the mouth at any possible opportunity to make him look bad."
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-FL) blasted Graham for making excuses instead of leading Trump to Christ.
"Franklin Graham making excuses for Trump posting himself as Jesus is one of the worst things I've seen," Greene wrote. "Trump posted his blasphemous picture with Satan added above him, the original picture had a soldier."
"Franklin Graham of all people, who is frequently at the WH and with Trump, should be leading Trump to be a Christian, NOT telling other Christians that Trump did nothing wrong when he committed blasphemy," she continued. "Trump knows what he is doing. He knows what he posted. He knows how to manipulate his followers. And he's not sorry, he never apologized. Instead he lied, and said he was a doctor, which is also absurd."
"Pay attention to ACTIONS, not words that tell you what you want to hear."
Franklin Graham attends UN global call to protect religious freedom meeting at UN Headquarters in 2019. (Shutterstock.com)
Samaritan's Purse President Franklin Graham faced backlash after defending President Donald Trump's decision to post an image of himself as Jesus.
"I do not believe President Trump would knowingly depict himself as Jesus Christ—that would certainly be inappropriate," Graham wrote on Thursday. "I'm thankful the President has made it very clear that this was not at all what he thought the AI-generated image was representing—he thought it was a doctor helping someone, and when he learned of the concerns, he immediately removed the post."
"There were no spiritual references—no halo, there were no crosses, no angels. It was a flag, soldiers, a nurse, fighter planes, eagles, the Statue of Liberty, and I think this is a lot to do about nothing," he added. "There is so much ill-intended speculation. I think his enemies are always foaming at the mouth at any possible opportunity to make him look bad."
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-FL) blasted Graham for making excuses instead of leading Trump to Christ.
"Franklin Graham making excuses for Trump posting himself as Jesus is one of the worst things I've seen," Greene wrote. "Trump posted his blasphemous picture with Satan added above him, the original picture had a soldier."
"Franklin Graham of all people, who is frequently at the WH and with Trump, should be leading Trump to be a Christian, NOT telling other Christians that Trump did nothing wrong when he committed blasphemy," she continued. "Trump knows what he is doing. He knows what he posted. He knows how to manipulate his followers. And he's not sorry, he never apologized. Instead he lied, and said he was a doctor, which is also absurd."
"Pay attention to ACTIONS, not words that tell you what you want to hear."
Raw Story
April 15, 2026
Nick Anderson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist.
April 15, 2026
Nick Anderson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist.
Ex-Fox News host unmasks 'scary' truth underpinning Trump's shock social media post
Robert Davis
April 15, 2026
Donald Trump takes a question at Trump National Doral Miami in Miami, Florida. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
A former Fox News host revealed a "scary" truth Wednesday underpinning President Donald Trump's latest shocking social media post during an interview on CNN.
On Sunday, Trump posted and then deleted an artificial intelligence-generated photo of himself appearing as Jesus Christ healing a sick man in bed. The photo also included pictures of military troops, the Statue of Liberty, and the American flag. The post sparked outrage among political analysts and observers, prompting Trump to eventually remove it.
Trump has since defended posting the picture, arguing that he didn't recognize the Christian iconography and that he thought it made him look like a doctor.
Gretchen Carlson, who left Fox News in 2016, told "Erin Burnett OutFront" that the post was a sign of a deeper issue.
"There's a deeper meaning here with him, because he's continuing down this storyline, because some of his supporters do think of him as a savior of sorts," Carlson said. "And so, now he's continuing to push that imagery out there."
"I think it's a little scary, quite honestly, that we're to a point now where just three weeks ago, his spiritual advisor called him Jesus, and there was no admonishment of that," she added. "Now he's continuing down this path. Where do we end up with this?"
Robert Davis
April 15, 2026
RAW STORY
Donald Trump takes a question at Trump National Doral Miami in Miami, Florida. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
A former Fox News host revealed a "scary" truth Wednesday underpinning President Donald Trump's latest shocking social media post during an interview on CNN.
On Sunday, Trump posted and then deleted an artificial intelligence-generated photo of himself appearing as Jesus Christ healing a sick man in bed. The photo also included pictures of military troops, the Statue of Liberty, and the American flag. The post sparked outrage among political analysts and observers, prompting Trump to eventually remove it.
Trump has since defended posting the picture, arguing that he didn't recognize the Christian iconography and that he thought it made him look like a doctor.
Gretchen Carlson, who left Fox News in 2016, told "Erin Burnett OutFront" that the post was a sign of a deeper issue.
"There's a deeper meaning here with him, because he's continuing down this storyline, because some of his supporters do think of him as a savior of sorts," Carlson said. "And so, now he's continuing to push that imagery out there."
"I think it's a little scary, quite honestly, that we're to a point now where just three weeks ago, his spiritual advisor called him Jesus, and there was no admonishment of that," she added. "Now he's continuing down this path. Where do we end up with this?"
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