Donald Trump has once again come under fire for his social media conduct, this time in relation to an AI image uploaded to his Truth Social account.

The President has already been criticized after calling Pope Leo XIV “weak” in a post over the weekend, but just minutes later, the 79-year-old raised eyebrows with a “blasphemous” post.

Trump had reportedly fallen out with the Pope after a meeting between a Catholic official and the Pentagon had ended on bad terms, fracturing the pair’s relationship.

This had resulted in claims that the American Pope would not visit the US while Trump was in office, even allegedly turning down an invitation to attend the nation’s 250-year celebrations on July 4.

Now, though, the President has seemingly added fuel to the fire by posting an image that depicts him as Jesus Christ himself, after the Pope criticized the President for his role in the Iran war.

Details of the controversial image

President Trump posted the photo just minutes after openly criticizing the leader of the Catholic Church, where he is seen in robes similar to those which Jesus is often depicted with.

He can be seen looking of higher power, while healing an elderly man who appears unwell in a hospital bed.

Nurses, veterans and soldiers can be seen surrounding him as he has his hand on the head of the sick man.

In the background are some patriotic symbols, such as the American flag, the Statue of Liberty, the Lincoln Memorial and an eagle soaring through the sky.

Warplanes can also been seen in the background, as well as what look to be figures emerging from heaven as fireworks are going off.

Some social media users claimed that Trump looked to be healing “a young Jeffrey Epstein,” though this isn’t clear, while others branded the AI image as “some blasphemous bulls***.”

What did Trump say about Pope Leo?

He posted a rant about the Pope, claiming that he was “WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy,” while even taking credit for his election win.

Trump claimed: “He talks about ‘fear’ of the Trump Administration, but doesn’t mention the FEAR that the Catholic Church, and all other Christian Organizations, had during COVID when they were arresting priests, ministers, and everybody else, for holding Church Services, even when going outside, and being ten and even twenty feet apart.

“I don’t want a Pope who thinks it’s terrible that America attacked Venezuela, a Country that was sending massive amounts of Drugs into the United States and, even worse, emptying their prisons, including murderers, drug dealers, and killers, into our Country,” he added.

He then said that he has been “setting Record Low Numbers in Crime, and creating the Greatest Stock Market in History”.

Trump even claimed that Leo wouldn’t be Pope if he weren’t President, claiming that he should “use common sense” and “focus on being a Great Pope, not a politician.”

Pope Leo’s response to Trump’s comments

Speaking to journalists on a flight heading to Algiers today (April 13), Leo claimed that he has “no fear of the Trump administration,” and that he will continue to speak out about his concerns.

The Pope said on the Papal plane: “I will not enter into debate. The things I say are not meant as attacks on anyone,

“I am inviting all people to look for ways of building bridges of peace and reconciliation, of looking for ways to avoid war any time that’s possible,” reports CNN.

The pontiff said that his goal is to “continue on with what I believe is the mission of the Church in the world today.”

He highlighted that as he does not fear the Trump administration or speaking the word of the Gospel, he will not stop speaking his mind.

“We are not politicians, we don’t deal with foreign policy with the same perspective (as) he might understand it. But I do believe in the message of the Gospel, as a peacemaker,” the Pope concluded.