{"id":6002,"date":"2025-05-03T12:04:33","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T12:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=6002"},"modified":"2025-05-03T12:04:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T12:04:33","slug":"trump-faces-criticism-for-sharing-ai-generated-depicting-him-as-pope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=6002","title":{"rendered":"Trump faces criticism for sharing AI-generated depicting him as pope"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>US President Donald Trump has stirred controversy by sharing an AI-generated image of himself dressed as the pope on his Truth Social platform.<\/p>\n<p>The image, posted on May 2, 2025, depicts Trump in traditional papal attire\u2014white robes, a gold crucifix pendant, and a mitre hat\u2014while making a blessing gesture.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>View this post on Instagram<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A post shared by President Donald J. Trump (@realdonaldtrump)<\/p>\n<p>This post comes just days before the Vatican&#8217;s conclave is set to begin on May 7 to elect a new pope following the death of Pope Francis on April 21.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, Trump joked to reporters that he would like to be the next pope, stating, &#8220;I&#8217;d like to be pope, that would be my number one choice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He also mentioned Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, as a potential successor, describing him as &#8220;very good.&#8221; The AI-generated image was shared not only by Trump but also by the White House on social media platforms, attracting millions of views and sparking widespread discussion.<\/p>\n<p>The image was created using Midjourney, an AI tool known for generating hyper-realistic images. Midjourney has faced scrutiny over the misuse of its technology to create deepfakes, including images of Trump and Pope Francis in various contexts.<\/p>\n<p>In response to concerns about the spread of misleading content, Midjourney has ended its free trial access, citing &#8220;extraordinary demand and abuse&#8221; of the platform .<\/p>\n<p>The AI-generated pope image has elicited a range of reactions online. Some users found it humorous, with comments like &#8220;Funniest man alive&#8221; and &#8220;Make Vatican Great Again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Others criticized the post as disrespectful, especially given the recent death of Pope Francis, with one user calling it &#8220;disgusting and entirely offensive&#8221;.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US President Donald Trump has stirred controversy by sharing an AI-generated image of himself dressed as the pope on his Truth Social platform. The image, posted on May 2, 2025, depicts Trump in traditional papal attire\u2014white robes, a gold crucifix pendant, and a mitre hat\u2014while making a blessing gesture. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 View this [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6002","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6002"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6002\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}