Trump posts picture of himself as pope on Truth Social. Critics erupt | EUROtoday

In his newest jaw-dropping stunt President Donald Trump on Friday night time posted an apparently AI generated picture of himself as a Catholic pope simply 11 days after the precise pontiff died (Trump even attended Pope Francis’ funeral).

In his pope dress-up, the picture of Trump is sitting in a papal throne, all in white together with his proper hand raised as if about to offer somebody a blessing. A big crucifix hangs at his neck.

The picture was posted on each his Truth Social Donald J. Trump account and his “Donald J. Trump Posts From His Truth Social” on X.

There is not any remark, simply his identify.

No large shock. When Trump was requested on the White House Wednesday who he want to succeed Pope Francis, he quipped: “I’d like to be Pope. That would be my number one choice.”

But when critics noticed him decked out like Francis, they blew up.

“Please take this down,” pleaded one. “Many Catholics, myself included, find this as a great disrespect to the past and future leader of our church.”

Another, angrier, responded: “Trump, as someone outside the U.S., I find your post utterly disrespectful to the Catholic community worldwide. The papacy is a sacred institution for millions, and this mockery is an affront to their beliefs.”

“Completely disrespectful. The Catholic community is mourning and you post this?”

“Trump Tracker” wrote: “Is anyone else surprised that Trump would be so brazenly sacrilegious? Me either. Classless.”

“Psycho,” “blasphemous,” “disgusting,” and “disrespectful” had been a number of of the opposite descriptors critics posted, whereas followers hailed him as “hilarious” and the “ultimate troll.”

Other supporters admired his means to rile up the “left,” however it wasn’t instantly clear that the very religiously religious would match simply into the class of the left.

One critic informed him: “You wanna play pope? Do pope stuff,” like assist the poor.