New Delhi, April 14 -- US President Donald Trump speaking to reporters at the Oval Office in Washington on Monday (April 13) defended a controversial social media post depicting him in a Christ-like, healer-style image, insisting it was meant to show him as a doctor rather than a religious figure.

Responding to questions about the AI-generated image, Trump rejected comparisons to Jesus Christ.

"It wasn't depicted. It was me," he said.

He added: "I did post it, and I thought it was me as a doctor, and had to do with Red Cross as a Red Cross worker there, which we support."

Trump dismissed criticism as media distortion, saying: "Only the fake news could come up with that one."

He further questioned the reaction: "So I just heard about ...