Speaker Mike Johnson says he told the president the picture was being misinterpreted; Trump agreed and pulled the post. The move came after an earlier AI image — which Trump also deleted — drew criticism for its religious overtones.
Trump defended the prior image, saying he thought it depicted him "as a doctor" connected to the Red Cross and insisting, "I make people a lot better." Conservative commentators including Megyn Kelly called the imagery "blasphemous" on air and urged it was inappropriate.