Pakistan, April 14 -- US President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself as a Jesus-like figure on Sunday, drawing widespread criticism even from some religious conservatives who typically support him, before deleting the post on Monday.

The post on Trump's Truth Social platform came amid his escalating feud with Pope Leo, who has criticized the US-Israeli war against Iran as inhumane. Shortly before publishing the image, the president posted a lengthy screed against Pope Leo, calling him "WEAK on crime and terrible for Foreign Policy."

Leo, the first US-born pope, said in response to Trump's attacks that he had "no fear" of the Trump administration and would continue to speak out. In a forceful speech on Monday in Algier...