Donald Trump has gone on a deranged social media posting spree, covering all manner of topics such as the Iran war, golf, and comparing himself to Jesus Christ.
The 79-year-old president was up until past 4 a.m. ET on Monday in an unhinged Truth Social blitz following a weekend when talks to end the deeply unpopular multibillion-dollar war in Iran broke down.
In the early hours of the morning, the president posted several links from pro-Trump websites. These included updates such as the Court of Appeals ruling that construction on Trump’s White House ballroom can continue until at least April 17, as well as Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell confirming he has suspended his campaign for California governor amid sexual assault allegations.
Other posts include a 2:37 a.m. article from JustTheNews headlined “Impeachment Bombshell: Secret memos expose Ukraine accuser’s bias, hearsay, and false claim.” The president also shared a JustTheNews article suggesting he should impose a “naval blockade” if Iran does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz shipping route.
After a brief respite, the 79-year-old president returned to social media to share another pro-Trump article at 4:10 a.m from the New York Post headlined: “Trump brilliantly calls Iran’s bluff—with his own Strait of Hormuz blockade.”
In an earlier part of his posting spree, the president was hit with an immediate MAGA backlash for suggesting that Pope Leo XIV was “WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy” before sharing an image depicting himself as Jesus Christ.
Trump’s posting marathon had a relatively normal start, with the president sharing an image of himself with Rory McIlroy and his father as the golfer was on his way to achieve historic back-to-back victories at The Masters.
“Rory, and his father Gerry, also a very good Golfer, at Trump International Golf Club, Palm Beach County, Florida,” Trump wrote Sunday night.
Trump’s Truth Social posting then took a turn as he continued his extraordinary attacks on Pope Leo XIV, as the leader of the Catholic Church has become a vocal critic of the Iran war.
The pope had also described Trump’s warning last week that “an entire civilization will die tonight” unless Iran agreed to a deal as “truly unacceptable.”
“Pope Leo is WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy. He talks about ‘fear’ of the Trump Administration, but doesn’t mention the FEAR that the Catholic Church, and all other Christian organizations, had during COVID when they were arresting priests, ministers, and everybody else for holding Church services, even when going outside, and being ten and even twenty feet apart,” Trump wrote.
Trump also praised the pope’s MAGA-supporting brother, Lou Prevost, and suggested that Pope Leo was only elected to his position “because he was an American, and they thought that would be the best way to deal with President Donald J Trump.”
“If I wasn’t in the White House, Leo wouldn’t be in the Vatican,” Trump added.
Shortly after his 334-word rant against the pope, the 79-year-old then shared an image depicting himself as Jesus Christ healing a sick man.
Trump, who was widely criticized for sharing an AI-generated image of himself as the pope soon after the death of Pope Francis, also attracted a backlash for the latest image depicting himself as a holy figure.
“It’s more than blasphemy. It’s an Antichrist spirit,” former MAGA congresswoman turned Trump critic Marjorie Taylor Greene posted on X.
Trump continued his posting spree with another AI-generated image depicting a golden Trump hotel built on the moon.
Elsewhere, Trump shared an image showing how Democratic figures Bernie Sanders, Chuck Schumer, and Joe Biden had been in office for 40, 52, and 50 years, respectively.
The image also noted that Trump has now been in office for a total of five years, seemingly suggesting that the 79-year-old believes his political career can continue for several more decades.
The Daily Beast has contacted the White House for comment.
