Vice President JD Vance said Donald Trump’s since-removed AI image was intended as a joke, underscoring ongoing scrutiny of political posts and public interpretation. In a Fox News interview on Monday, April 13, Vance defended Trump and the AI-generated photo that many viewers thought showed him as Jesus. He said the president took it down after people misread the humor and noted that Trump often posts directly rather than through communications staff. The image depicted Trump in white robes with red cloth, appearing to heal a hospital patient with light from his palm amid onlookers and angelic military figures. Critics objected, including Daily Wire writer Megan Basham, while Trump later told reporters he believed it portrayed a doctor or Red Cross worker.
