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Pope Francis AI image incident — 4 May 2025
Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself dressed as the Pope on Truth Social. The White House reposted the image on its official X account.
- Incident date
- May 4, 2025
- Target
- Pope Francis, Cardinal Timothy Dolan
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself dressed as the Pope on Truth Social. The White House reposted the image on its official X account. Trump joked about becoming the next head of the Catholic Church and suggested Cardinal Timothy Dolan for the role.