{"id":26622,"date":"2025-05-03T16:58:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T16:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=26622"},"modified":"2025-05-03T16:58:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T16:58:00","slug":"donald-trump-hit-with-extreme-backlash-after-posting-blasphemous-meme-about-the-pope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=26622","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump hit with extreme backlash after posting \u2018blasphemous\u2019 meme about the Pope"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A week after Pope Francis was laid to rest, Donald Trump took to social media to share an ‘extremely disrespectful’ image.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The head of the\u00a0Catholic church<\/a>\u00a0passed away on April 21 at the age of 88-years-old, with hundreds of thousands flocking to St Peter’s Square in\u00a0Vatican City<\/a>\u00a0to pay their respects to the late\u00a0religious<\/a>\u00a0leader on April 26.<\/p>\n

Among them was\u00a0US<\/a>\u00a0President\u00a0Donald Trump<\/a>\u00a0and First Lady Melania, alongside other world leaders.<\/p>\n

It didn’t take long for Trump to be called out online, not only for what he was\u00a0wearing<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0comments he made before<\/a>, but also for\u00a0‘disrespecting’ protocol<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Trump then revealed who he’d want to be the next pope after\u00a0Francis<\/a>\u00a0and well, if you’ve ever questioned how you know when a joke’s being taken too far, the 78-year-old has just demonstrated it perfectly – taking to\u00a0Instagram<\/a>\u00a0to share a picture which has seen him slammed as ‘a new low’.<\/p>\n

Earlier today (May 3), Trump took to his Instagram to share an\u00a0AI-generated<\/a>\u00a0image of himself.<\/p>\n

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The picture shows Trump in a cream pope outfit, a mitre hat and a cross dangling around his neck.<\/p>\n

He’s sat on a gold ornate chair and is holding one finger up in the air.<\/p>\n

And it’s not taken long for people to weigh in.<\/p>\n

One Instagram user said: “Cannot believe this is real. I don\u2019t expect any level of respect from Trump, but this is a new low.”<\/p>\n

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Trump as, well, the Pope (Instagram\/ @realdonaldtrump)<\/cite><\/div>\n

“Not funny. Not ‘rage bait’. As the president of the United States of America, you\u2019d expect some decorum. The American people deserve better. Not some AI-generated slop of Trump masquerading as Pope. Trump isn\u2019t even Catholic. This is extremely disrespectful,” another added.<\/p>\n

A third wrote: “Trump, have you lost our mind? You’re doing a good job as president but this post is down right wrong. Not funny & kind of blasphemous. You’re better than that.”<\/p>\n

It follows Trump revealing who he’d like the next pope to be following Francis.<\/p>\n

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Trump previously joked he’d like to be pope (Andrew Harnik\/Getty Images)<\/cite><\/div>\n

When asked by reporters on the lawn of the White House who he wishes to be the next pope, Trump joked: “I\u2019d like to be pope – that\u2019d be my number one choice.”<\/p>\n

Taking to\u00a0Twitter<\/a>, one user wrote: “A convicted pope.”<\/p>\n

“Let me guess, ‘I\u2019d be a better pope than any past pope,'” another added.<\/p>\n

A third joked: “If he becomes pope, then perhaps there will be historic changes in the religious system.”<\/p>\n

A fourth resolved: “Why yes. Clearly Trump has a clear grasp on Catholicism. Question? If he doesn\u2019t get two thirds vote from the College of Cardinals, will Trump accuse the papacy of cheating?”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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