Trump Deletes AI-Generated Image After Posting It on Truth Social Amid Pope Leo XIV Dispute

Deletes AI-Generated Image from Truth Social President Donald Trump deleted a Truth Social post containing an AI-generated image depicting himself in a white robe laying his right hand on a sick or dying man with a bright light emanating from his left hand, American flags, eagles, and military planes in the background.

The image was posted on Trump's Truth Social account on Sunday night. Trump launched criticisms at Pope Leo on Sunday night on Truth Social over the Iran war.

Explains Image as Red Cross Reference Trump told reporters at the White House on Monday that he thought the image was of himself as a doctor related to the Red Cross.

Trump stated, 'I thought it was me as a doctor, and had to do with Red Cross, as a Red Cross worker there, which we support... It’s supposed to be me as a doctor, making people better.'

Dispute with Pope Leo XIV Trump stated on Monday outside the Oval Office that Pope Leo XIV said things that are wrong and was very much against U.S. actions regarding Iran. Trump stated, 'Iran wants to be a nuclear nation so they can exterminate the world.' Trump accused Pope Leo XIV of being very weak on crime during a press availability on Monday.

Pope Leo XIV condemned the war and rejected claims of divine backing for it. Italy's prime minister condemned Trump's criticism of Pope Leo XIV as unacceptable.

Incident Involving Papal Imagery In May 2025, Trump posted an image depicting himself as a Catholic pope after the death of Pope Francis.

The New York State Catholic Conference stated in May 2025, 'There is nothing clever or funny about this image. We just buried our beloved Pope Francis and the cardinals are about to enter a solemn conclave to elect a new successor of St.