Danielle Kurtzleben

It's not the first time he's clashed with a pope.

In 2016, Pope Francis criticized Trump, then a candidate, for wanting to build a border wall and suggested that Trump wasn't a real Christian.

And as far as AI images go, once last year, Trump posted a picture of himself as pope.

He told reporters yesterday he did post the image himself, but that he thought it wasn't an image of him as Jesus.

To be clear, though, this image depicts Trump in a white robe with a red shawl or sash, which is how Jesus is often depicted.

And there's light coming from his hands as he heals a man.

And there's a woman who appears to be praying to him.

And crucially, many of his supporters thought it was depicting him as Jesus or God.

Yeah, I think so.

I mean, the last time he gained wide attention for deleting a post, it was a really racist video depicting the Obamas as apes and it drew massive criticism.

Trump told CBS last night he removed this post because people had been confused by it.

But some influential supporters, they were really mad about this.

Riley Gaines, the commentator who also outspokenly opposes transgender athletes, initially responded to the image by saying, God shall not be mocked.

Not exactly.

It's not the first time he's clashed with a pope.

In 2016, Pope Francis criticized Trump, then a candidate, for wanting to build a border wall and suggested that Trump wasn't a real Christian.

And as far as AI images go, once last year, Trump posted a picture of himself as pope.

Now, time will tell how much this alienates anyone.

I mean, coarseness has always been a central part of the Trump brand.

So his actions have often raised questions about whether his Christian supporters would abandon him.