Americans react to President Trump’s feud with Pope Leo

Americans are reacting to President Donald Trump’s escalating feud with Pope Leo XIV and the backlash over an AI-generated image depicting the president as a Christ-like figure that was later deleted.

Trump posted a lengthy Truth Social message on Monday attacking the pope who has been a vocal critic of U.S. and Israeli military operations in Iran. Hours later, the president posted a photo of himself healing a sick man in a hospital bed.

The BBC spoke to Americans about the disagreement between the two leaders and the Christ-like image the president shares.