Trump’s blockade of Strait of Hormuz takes effect; Trump deletes image of himself as Jesus Christ; Tehran wants a deal ‘very badly’, says US president

An image depicting Donald Trump as Jesus Christ has been deleted from the president’s Truth Social account following a wave of backlash.

The AI-generated photo, published on Truth Social on Sunday night (Monday AEDT), showed Trump in his robes with his hand on the forehead of a bedridden man. Light surrounds the man’s head, and a sphere of light floats in the president’s other hand.

Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump rejected claims that he should appear as Jesus and said, “I published this. I thought it was me as a doctor.”

“I, as a doctor, was supposed to be the one to heal people,” he said.

He accused the media of “creating” this narrative.