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Trump news at a glance: president posts AI image comparing himself to Jesus after picking a fight with the pope

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Trump’s now-deleted post sparked the wrath of some of his loyal conservative Christian followers – key US politics stories from Monday 13 April at a glanceDonald Trump managed to pull off a bit of a miracle on Sunday: he offended and upset many of his conservative Christian followers.Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself to Truth Social on Sunday…

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