Republicans are once again defending Donald Trump after he shared (and then deleted) an AI image that seemed to show him as Jesus. Trump claimed he thought the post showed him as a “doctor”—a response following a tirade he posted on Truth Social against the Pope.
In a clip, Jimmy Kimmel highlights how right-wing politicians and pundits have been defending Trump’s post, with JD Vance stating it was simply a joke.
“He was posting a joke, you understand? And like all the best jokes, it had to be explained and then deleted. First, he was Jesus, then he wasn’t Jesus, he was a doctor, and now it was a joke. Why did I get kicked off the air again, I can’t remember?” Kimmel remarks. “This White House cannot even keep their lies straight.”