Piers Morgan has waded into the latest Donald Trump controversy after the US President posted a bizarre image of himself depicted as Jesus Christ, which soon went viral on social media. Taking to X Morgan reposted another post about it which he captioned: "This has gone down very badly with many of Trump’s biggest cheerleaders. He seems to be on a mission to p*** off absolutely everyone, for reasons that are beyond my understanding given his current approval numbers."
Following an enormous backlash to the picture, Trump deleted the offending image, which also featured a large American flag, iconic US landmarks, eagles in flight, aircraft in the sky and glowing angelic figures. The image, which was originally shared by Trump supporter Nick Adams in February, drew widespread criticism. Addressing the backlash on Monday afternoon, Trump insisted he was intended to be depicted as a doctor "to do with the Red Cross."
He went on to condemn his alleged attitude to migration and the war in Iran, the 2020 Covid pandemic in which he claims priests were getting arrested due to holding church services.
He also made a personal attack on the pontiff, adding, "I like his brother Louis much better".
The post read: "I don’t want a Pope who thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon. 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.
"And I don’t want a Pope who criticizes the President of the United States because I’m doing exactly what I was elected, IN A LANDSLIDE, to do...
"Leo should get his act together as Pope, use Common Sense, stop catering to the Radical Left, and focus on being a Great Pope, not a Politician," Trump wrote on Truth Social.
The attack came after Pope Leo used a peace vigil at St Peter's Basilica in Vatican City on Saturday to make a direct appeal to world leaders to abandon conflict and return to the negotiating table.
"Enough of the idolatry of self and money! Enough of the display of power! Enough of war! True strength is shown in serving life," he told those gathered at the evening service.
