JD Vance Reacts to Trump’s AI Jesus Post and Pope Leo Feud Backlash
Government
Vice President JD Vance defended President Donald Trump on Monday after a weekend of escalating conflict between the president and Pope Leo XIV culminated in Trump posting an AI-generated image depicting himself as a Jesus-like figure Sunday night. The controversy matters now because it has fractured Trump's own coalition— drawing rebukes from prominent conservatives and MAGA allies —at a moment when the administration is already navigating backlash over the Iran war. For American Catholics in
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