MTG slams Trump image
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene called an image of President Trump “blasphemy” and described it as an “Antichrist spirit” in social posts over the weekend. (x.com) Her comments were part of a flurry of intense intra‑party rhetoric circulating on social platforms. (x.com)
Marjorie Taylor Greene broke with President Donald Trump over a religious image he posted Sunday night, calling it “blasphemy” and “an Antichrist spirit.” (cbsnews.com) Trump’s post on Truth Social showed him in a white robe and red sash, styled like Jesus healing a sick man, with no caption attached. CBS News reported the image was a slightly altered version of one previously posted by right-wing influencer Nick Adams. (cbsnews.com) Greene wrote on X that “On Orthodox Easter, President Trump attacked the Pope” and then posted a picture “as if he is replacing Jesus,” adding, “I completely denounce this and I’m praying against it!!!” In a second post, she wrote, “It’s more than blasphemy. It’s an Antichrist spirit.” (dailycaller.com) The image landed minutes after Trump escalated a separate fight with Pope Leo the Fourteenth, calling him “WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy” in a Truth Social post late on April 12. Reuters reported Trump was responding to the pope’s criticism of his foreign and immigration policies. (reuters.com) (cbsnews.com) Pope Leo, the first American-born pontiff, has emerged as a critic of the United States-Israeli war on Iran and of Trump administration immigration policy. Trump said he did not “want a Pope” who thought Iran should have a nuclear weapon. (reuters.com) (cbsnews.com) The backlash did not come only from Greene. Riley Gaines wrote that “God shall not be mocked,” and Michael Knowles said the president should delete the picture “no matter the intent.” (dailycaller.com) (axios.com) Some critics tied the clash to Greene’s own recent break with Trump. CBS News reported in March that Greene had left Congress, and coverage on April 13 described her as increasingly critical of the president after leaving office. (youtube.com) (wghn.com) Trump had not publicly responded to Greene’s criticism by Monday afternoon, while the pope said he had “no fear” of the Trump administration and would keep speaking against war. The fight that started with one image had widened into a public split between Trump, a former top ally, and the head of the Catholic Church. (rte.ie) (religionnews.com)
