Marjorie Taylor Greene Slams ‘Blasphemy’ From Trump | EUROtoday

Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Monday excoriated President Donald Trump for sharing a man-made intelligence-generated picture on social media that portrayed him as a Jesus-like determine, denouncing it as “blasphemy” and calling on the president to apologize.

Greene joined CNN to debate the matter on “The Source” with host Kaitlan Collins, who requested if she purchased Trump’s excuse that he believed the picture portrayed him as a physician moderately than Jesus. “No, absolutely not — I thought that was blasphemy,” Greene replied.

“As a Christian, I was very offended,” Greene stated. “And a doctor? President Trump is not a doctor, and that picture had him in a robe, as Jesus is often portrayed, with light coming out of his hands, and he talked about healing people, like a Red Cross worker.”

She continued, “I think there would be many people that would argue with that, you know, saving lives. So, I think it was blasphemy. I was offended. I think he should apologize, not act defensive. And many Christians across America and the world were very offended by that.”

Trump shared a picture Sunday depicting himself as a robed Christ-like determine along with his therapeutic hand positioned on a struggling man as pictures of on a regular basis Americans — a soldier, a nurse — regarded up at him in awe and bald eagles and an American flag flew overhead.

Trump later insisted that he thought the picture depicted him as a physician. He and his staff have shared many over-the-top AI pictures previously, however eliminated this newest submit following widespread backlash, together with from many right-wing voices and non secular figures.

Trump had shared it after slamming Pope Leo XIV amid his requires peace within the Iran conflict.

Collins famous Greene, who break up with Trump final yr over his refusal to launch all Justice Department recordsdata on late intercourse offender Jeffrey Epstein and lack of well being care plan alternate options to the GOP’s “big, beautiful bill,” has herself painted Trump as Jesus earlier than.

The CNN host performed a clip of Greene evaluating Trump to Jesus in 2023, when he stood trial for sexual battery and defamation in opposition to writer and journalist E. Jean Carroll, stating he was amongst “a few of the most unimaginable folks in historical past being arrested.”

Greene on the time listed Nelson Mandela and Jesus as supposed counterparts.

“We were talking about people being prosecuted unfairly by weaponization of government, political prosecutions, things that — such as like political protesters,” Greene instructed Collins, including: “That’s what I was referring to there. … I think that was completely different.”

Greene added she and Trump have had their “differences” on points reminiscent of U.S. navy funding for Israel and his stance on the Epstein recordsdata, stating the latter spurred him to name her a “traitor” and warn “he would destroy me and run a primary opponent against me.”

“So I think that’s a completely different comparison,” Greene stated.