Donald Trump skewered by Piers Morgan: Hes on a | UK News

Piers Morgan has waded into the latest Donald Trump controversy after the US President posted a weird image of himself depicted as Jesus Christ, which soon went viral on social media. Taking to X Morgan reposted another post about it which he captioned: “This has gone down very badly with many of Trump’s biggest cheerleaders. He seems to be on a mission to p*** off absolutely everyone, for reasons that are beyond my understanding given his current approval numbers.”

Following an monumental backlash to the image, Trump deleted the offending image, which also featured a large American flag, iconic US landmarks, eagles in flight, plane in the sky and glowing angelic figures. The image, which was initially shared by Trump supporter Nick Adams in February, drew widespread criticism. Addressing the backlash on Monday afternoon, Trump insisted he was meant to be depicted as a doctor “to do with the Red Cross.”

He went on to condemn his alleged perspective to migration and the warfare in Iran, the 2020 Covid pandemic in which he claims monks have been getting arrested due to holding church companies.

He also made a personal assault on the pontiff, including, “I like his brother Louis much better”.

The post read: “I don’t want a Pope who thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon. I don’t want a Pope who thinks it’s terrible that America attacked Venezuela, a country that was sending massive amounts of substances into the United States and, even worse, emptying their prisons, including murderers, drug dealers, and killers, into our country.

“And I don’t need a Pope who criticizes the President of the United States because I’m doing precisely what I used to be elected, IN A LANDSLIDE, to do…

“Leo should get his act together as Pope, use Common Sense, stop catering to the Radical Left, and focus on being a Great Pope, not a Politician,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

The assault got here after Pope Leo used a peace vigil at St Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City on Saturday to make a direct appeal to world leaders to abandon battle and return to the negotiating desk.

“Enough of the idolatry of self and money! Enough of the display of power! Enough of war! True strength is shown in serving life,” he told those gathered at the night service.