Does Donald Trump think he's the Messiah?
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
10.42
15 April 2026
21 April 2026
Does Trump think he’s the Messiah?
The US President posted, then deleted, an AI image appearing to depict him as Jesus Christ.
This followed real-life scenes from the Oval Office that were frankly, not that far off.
And amid all this? A feud with the Pope. A lengthy rant in which Trump called the pontiff “terrible” and “weak” and claimed sole credit for his being in the Vatican.
Why? Because the Pope dared to criticise the US-Israeli war on Iran.
MEE Live's Mathilda Mallinson is joined by academic and historian Kristin Du Mez.
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