00:00U.S. President Donald Trump has deleted a social media image apparently depicting him as Jesus
00:07after an outcry from religious leaders that he was being blasphemous.
00:11The image posted on Trump's Truth social platform showed him in flowing red and white robes,
00:17touching the forehead of what appeared to be a sick man and with light shining from his hand and head.
00:23An American flag waved in the background while various figures gazed up at the president in reverence.
00:30The AI picture was posted late Sunday and removed Monday.
00:35Asked about a post, Trump denied trying to resemble Jesus Christ,
00:39saying he had shared it as an image of himself as a doctor, making people better.
00:44The post generated an outcry from a series of prominent conservative Christians who were among Trump's biggest backers.
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