Donald Trump has faced renewed criticism from Christian podcaster and evangelist Bryce Crawford who said an AI-generated image depicting the president as Jesus Christ was 'deeply offensive', even after Vice President JD Vance insisted the post was never meant to mock God.
The controversy, which first erupted in April 2026, returned to the spotlight during a late August interview that has since reignited debate among believers about the boundaries of political humour and religious reverence.