<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The AI-generated image </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/donald-trump" rel="" target="" title="Donald Trump"><span>Donald Trump</span></a><span> posted that </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-pope-leo-xiv-war-weak-and-terrible-trumps-remarkable-criticism-of-pope-marks-stark-turnaround/e93825bf-07bb-4a89-90d9-3f5344cab937" rel="" target="" title="depicted him as Jesus Christ"><span>depicted him as Jesus Christ</span></a><span> was originally posted by a prominent Australian commentator.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A very similar image was posted nine weeks ago by </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/donald-trump-picks-former-sydney-councillor-nick-adams-as-ambassador-to-malaysia/17cc7d55-db4a-4906-be9c-7c65a1f3e7f7" rel="" target="" title="Nick Adams"><span>Nick Adams</span></a><span>, a former deputy mayor of </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/ashfield-news" rel="" target="" title="Ashfield City Council"><span>Ashfield City Council</span></a><span> in Sydney.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"America has been sick for a long time. President Trump is healing this nation," Adams wrote when posting the image to Instagram.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-25th-amendment-not-fit-to-serve-team-of-experts-jamie-raskin-usa-politics-news/08cb968c-0c16-492d-9137-df77ccf7b17d"><strong><span>Proposed team of experts to decide if Trump is fit for office</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He later deleted the post.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It is not known if Adams was responsible for generating the AI image.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>There are slight differences between the two images. In Adams' post, one man in the background is wearing a hat that reads "Veteran".</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-jesus-christ-ai-image-nick-adams-sydney-australian-usa-news/58c686df-0eae-4708-a6b3-b415c160a0cb" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In Trump's image, the wording on the hat is indecipherable.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In Adams' picture, it appears to be a group of soldiers hovering above the clouds. In Trump's, the figures are less clear and one appears to have horns and wings.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Another AI-generated image Adams posted in February also depicts Trump as Jesus Christ, blessing a man with his touch while surrounded by people in what appears to be New Testament-era clothing.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"President Trump is healing this nation and its people on a biblical scale," wrote Adams.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The devil hates this!"</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-wall-street-journal-lawsuit-dismissed-florida-judge-jeffrey-epstein-letter-usa-news/89dbfad3-ffe3-49ac-9463-0067409cca42"><strong><span>Trump learns the fate of $14 billion lawsuit over Epstein birthday letter</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Since moving to the United States, Adams has become a prominent Trump backer and commentator.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Adams, born Nicholas Adamopoulos, was nominated by Trump to be America's ambassador to Malaysia.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But that nomination was later withdrawn and he was named Special Presidential Envoy for American Tourism, Exceptionalism, and Values, a role that was created for him.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Adams renounced his Australian citizenship in 2021.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Axios reported today that Trump's housing finance chief Bill Pulte was the person who brought the Jesus meme to the president's attention before he posted it.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Trump, who rarely backs down from criticism, made the rare move of deleting the post after copping flak from Christians across the world.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/jd-vance-pope-leo-xiv-donald-trump-careful-theology-warning-iran-war-middle-east-updates/6a640168-dc5f-4ae7-9c68-9e918ad8d2a8"><strong><span>JD Vance criticises Pope Leo for not 'being careful speaking about theology'</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But he rebuffed accusations he was likening himself to Jesus, instead claiming he thought he was being depicted as a doctor.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The post came as Trump lashed out at Pope Leo XIV after the pontiff espoused the importance of seeking peace.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Pope Leo is WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy," Trump wrote.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I don't want a Pope who thinks it's OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The president accused the pope of "catering to the radical left".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The pope had not criticised the president by name.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>""I will not enter into debate. The things that I say are certainly not meant as attacks on anyone," Pope Leo said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The message of the Gospel is very clear: 'Blessed are the peacemakers'."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/pete-hegseth-pulp-fiction-bible-verse-pentagon-sermon-usa-politics-news/1ffd64d4-628f-49ec-be6f-51e32c83bfea"><strong><span>Trump's Defence Secretary quotes fake Pulp Fiction Bible verse</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>ticking this box here</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Sign up to</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></em></strong></a></li></ul></div></div>