LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) — Earlier this week, President Donald Trump posted an AI image that appeared to depict him as Jesus.
Trump later took down the post following intense backlash — including from supporters and members of his own party — and told reporters he thought it showed him as a doctor.
President Donald Trump is defending posting a controversial AI image to social media that depicts him as a Jesus-like figure.
During his weekly press call on Wednesday afternoon, Nebraska Sen. Pete Ricketts responded to the controversy.
“There is only one Jesus Christ who is the savior for the world,” Ricketts said. “And I’m glad that the president took down that picture with the confusion that was causing over what the president meant with that. And so I think the president should continue to remember that there’s just only one Jesus Christ.”
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