Donald Trump's supporters at a major Christian rally in Washington DC have insisted there is nothing blasphemous about AI‑generated images depicting him as Jesus Christ, arguing instead that he looks more like a biblical 'apostle' seeking to heal the nation.
For context, the backlash began last month when Donald Trump posted AI‑created artwork on his Truth Social account showing himself in the place of Jesus, apparently laying hands on and healing a man who strongly resembled Jeffrey Epstein. After critics branded the images 'blasphemous,' Trump doubled down with another AI Jesus-style post and the caption: 'The Radical Left Lunatics might not like this, but I think it is quite nice!!! President DJT.'
The latest show of loyalty came on Sunday as hundreds of Christians gathered on the National Mall to 'rededicate' the United States to God. Worship music blared, people prayed in small circles, and American flags mixed with Christian banners in the autumn light.
Among the crowd were veteran Trump voters and self-described members of the Make America Great Again movement, most of whom saw the AI images as harmless — or even spiritually meaningful.
'Well, he's not Jesus Christ. He's a man who follows after God's own heart,' said Steven Hall, a North Carolina resident, speaking toThe Irish Star. Hall reached for Old Testament language, likening the former president to King David: 'I mean, David was a man who was following Jesus, and he says a man who follows God's heart.'
I just watched people of “faith,” Christian and Jewish, praying in front of a golden statue of Donald Trump.This comes just weeks after Trump posted an image of himself depicted as Jesus, with demons behind him.Maybe he turns things around.Maybe he drains the deep state.…pic.twitter.com/GTZz1RRdBL
Hall did not endorse Trump portraying himselfasChrist, but he pushed back against the idea that the AI artwork amounted to betrayal of the faith. 'So I don't think he should betray him, but I think he should serve him and worship him,' the 65‑year‑old retiree said, framing Trump as a flawed but chosen political instrument rather than a messianic figure.
Jan Reed, a retiree from Grantsburg, Wisconsin, took a similar line, arguing that critics were reading too much into the stylised images. In her view, the picture was about Trump acting under divine authority, not usurping it.
🚨JUST NOW: Thousands of Christians ERUPT in applause as President Trump delivers a message of faith to the National MallCHRISTIAN NATION! Trump knows!"He shall say, 'why has the Lord done thus to this land and to this house?' And it shall be answered, because they forsook…pic.twitter.com/Lk2LHhMwVJ
'Well, I don't know if he posted as Jesus Christ,' Reed said. 'I think he posted it more that he was the president of the United States and he's under Jesus, and he's doing what Jesus wants to do.'
Source: International Business Times UK
