{"id":2590548,"date":"2026-04-14T09:32:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T13:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/where-was-all-this-democrat-anger-when-these-images-of-obama-as-jesus-were-everywhere\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T09:35:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T13:35:55","slug":"where-was-all-this-democrat-anger-when-these-images-of-obama-as-jesus-were-everywhere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/where-was-all-this-democrat-anger-when-these-images-of-obama-as-jesus-were-everywhere\/","title":{"rendered":"Where Was All This Democrat Anger When These Images of Obama as Jesus Were Everywhere?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhere-was-all-this-democrat-anger-when-these-images-of-obama-as-jesus-were-everywhere%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2590548&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>An opinion piece from The Western Journal argues that the outrage over a viral image of Donald Trump depicted as Jesus exposed a bias in the media and among Democrats. The author contends the Easter-weekend controversy was less about religious offense and more a strategic angle to attack Trump and overlook othre news, including sexual-abuse allegations surrounding a Democratic frontrunner for California governor that the piece claims the media knew about but did not pursue. The article contrasts this reaction wiht the Obama era, asking were the same level of outrage was when Obama was portrayed in messianic or Christ-like imagery, including a sculpture at the Art Institute of Chicago and magazine covers praised by some outlets. It cites examples from NBC News and The New Republic to suggest a more tolerant or admiring treatment of Obama\u2019s depictions and accuses the left of duplicity for not criticizing those images as they did Trump\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>The piece also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lapd-chief-refuses-to-enforce-gavin-newsoms-crackdown-on-ice-agents-it-doesnt-make-any-sense-2\/\" title=\"LAPD Chief Refuses to Enforce Gavin Newsom&#039;s Crackdown on ICE Agents: &#039;It Doesn&#039;t Make Any Sense&#039;\">references social-media reactions<\/a> and NYT coverage of Trump\u2019s image-noting the image was later removed and that Trump claimed his post depicted him as a doctor, not Jesus. the author asserts a double standard in media coverage: conservative readers are invited to see selective outrage and bias against Trump, while similar depictions of Obama were treated with far less scrutiny or even approval.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s pretty incredible when you can get the Democrats and the media to care, suddenly, about the issue of blasphemy. I thought maybe Easter Sunday had led to some kind of unexpected revival when I saw that kind of talk making the rounds.<\/p>\n<p>And then I realized that, no, it was just because they were claiming President Donald Trump thought he was Jesus Christ and that gave them a good angle to appear like they cared about religion &mdash; along with the ability to ignore a bunch of other stuff they didn&rsquo;t want to report on.<\/p>\n<p>The question therefore asks itself: Where was the media when artists were busy depicting Barack Obama as a Christ-like figure? Where were the Democrats?<\/p>\n<p>So, in case you missed it, on a weekend where clearly nothing else was happening &mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-eric-swalwell-announced-resignation-us-house-representative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">especially multiple sexual abuse allegations against a sitting member<\/a> of Congress who was the Democratic frontrunner for California governor, allegations which it turns out the media had <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/redsteeze\/status\/2043527050938757572\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">known<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/eastbaycitizen\/status\/2043119729599287690\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">about<\/a> in some form for years and not bothered following up on &mdash; the media and the left was getting outraged about this picture:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">JUST IN: &#127482;&#127480; President Trump posts image portraying himself as Jesus Christ. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/utqhVoLgQ8\">pic.twitter.com\/utqhVoLgQ8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Remarks (@remarks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/remarks\/status\/2043515259877519433?\">April 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I am repulsed by this photo. Does Trump now think he is Jesus? First he attacks and insults Pope Leo, now he depicts himself as Christ and tries to mock God. This is outrageous, offensive, and profane. Clearly he is not well. As an American, a Catholic, a human&mdash;I am disgusted. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qvMJm67XrZ\">pic.twitter.com\/qvMJm67XrZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rep. Jim McGovern (@RepMcGovern) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMcGovern\/status\/2043707253727830235?\">April 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Trump said he posted the artwork because he thought it showed him as a doctor, not as Christ.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">President Trump claims the viral image that was posted on Truth was not a depiction of him as Jesus Christ but was him being depicted as a doctor.<\/p>\n<p>Reporter: Did you post that picture of yourself depicted as Jesus Christ?<\/p>\n<p>Trump: I did post it, and I thought it was me as a doctor&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4pfSRFPdrp\">pic.twitter.com\/4pfSRFPdrp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/2043740313542635906?\">April 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s supposed to be me as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-deletes-allegedly-blasphemous-image-explains-his-intent\/\" title=\"Trump Deletes Allegedly &#039;Blasphemous&#039; Image, Explains His Intent\">doctor making people<\/a> better, and I do make people better. I make people a lot better, and I do make people better,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>And, if social media receipts are to be believed, this is a credible interpretation:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The photo on the left everyone is flipping out over wasn&rsquo;t made by Trump. It was made by Nick Adams with the context Trump is healing the nation which is why I think Trump Truthed it. He also made the photo on the right. Take that for what it is but the facts needs to be out. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VGVBv8J87J\">pic.twitter.com\/VGVBv8J87J<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; &#128110;&zwj;&#9794;&#65039;The Badged Patriot&#128110;&zwj;&#9794;&#65039; (@BadgedPatriot) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BadgedPatriot\/status\/2043664577280291023?\">April 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>However, even he realized the limitations of this and deleted the image on Sunday. Not that this stopped the coverage from the media.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/04\/13\/us\/politics\/trump-jesus-picture-pope-leo.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>: &ldquo;The post&rsquo;s removal was a rare retreat for Mr. Trump, who had posted the apparently A.I.-generated image shortly after using the same platform to attack the American-born Pope Leo XIV, a vocal critic of the U.S. war in Iran. The appearance of the image had sparked an evening&rsquo;s worth of backlash from religious leaders and Christian supporters who were hurt and shocked that Mr. Trump had appeared to depict himself as a Jesus-like figure.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Later in the day, in an interview with CBS News, Mr. Trump repeated his explanation that he believed the image, which he said he thought was made by &lsquo;a very beautiful, talented artist,&rsquo; had depicted him as a doctor,&rdquo; the paper added.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, all you need to do for the left&rsquo;s newspaper of record to get uptight about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/easter-blasphemy-nuns-show-children-jesus-humping-trump-doll-virgin-mary-bikini-contest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blasphemy<\/a> and treat Catholicism with reverence is be Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Now, granted, Trump passed it on via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-rolls-massive-list-endorsements-truth-social-just-days-ahead-key-primaries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>, but I doubt he was the one who created it. However, it does ask the question: Where was the media when Barack Obama was around? Because not only were they the ones not reporting too much on depictions of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/9-viral-forgetful-joe-moments-names-dates-and-the-pledge-of-allegiance\/\" title=\"9 Viral \u2018Forgetful Joe\u2019 Moments: Names, Dates And The Pledge Of Allegiance\">44th president<\/a> as Jesus, they were the ones creating them:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The media themselves had an affinity for portraying Barack Obama as a messianic\/angelic figure.<\/p>\n<p>Zero outrage from Democrats or the left.<\/p>\n<p>&#9989; The New Republic (Jan 2008)<br \/> &#9989; Newsweek (May 2012) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Pw0t8SySTl\">pic.twitter.com\/Pw0t8SySTl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; AwakenedOutlaw&#9874;&#65039; (@AwakenedOutlaw) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AwakenedOutlaw\/status\/2043835549530894411?\">April 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And when they weren&rsquo;t creating them, they weren&rsquo;t exactly reporting on them, either:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Exactly as they claim amnesia throughout the 8 years that liberal magazines plastered Barack Obama&rsquo;s face with halos &amp; him depicted as Jesus on the cross, with a thorn of crowns, there was no mistaking what they were doing, and all his cult supporters thought he was a Messiah! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wBOfV6yrUl\">pic.twitter.com\/wBOfV6yrUl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Patti Rivers&#127482;&#127480;&#129413; (@PLRivo936) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PLRivo936\/status\/2043796148016574480?\">April 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The one time any major news organization came close to criticism over stuff like this was this statue displayed at the Art Institute of Chicago, titled &ldquo;Blessing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A sculpture showed Obama as Jesus at the Art Institute of Chicago during his campaign. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FettqshX6u\">pic.twitter.com\/FettqshX6u<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gina Milan (@ginamilan_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ginamilan_\/status\/2043561011945333048?\">April 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/id\/wbna17927102\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News&rsquo;<\/a> headline at the time, in 2007: &ldquo;Sculpture of Obama as Jesus causes stir.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But not <em>too<\/em> much of a stir. From the piece:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Bruce Jenkins, dean of the art school&rsquo;s undergraduate program, said response to the piece &mdash; part of a student exhibition &mdash; has been mostly positive. He said people should take a close look at the sculpture and the context it was created in before judging it.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&ldquo;When you see it, when you spend time with it, you understand that it&rsquo;s not a provocative work at all,&rdquo; Jenkins said. &ldquo;It opens a set of questions.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Archdiocese of Chicago had not seen the work as of Monday afternoon and could not comment on it, said spokeswoman Dianne Dunagan.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Not provocative at all, see? And <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/evil-catholics-choice-use-virgin-mary-push-abortion-sickest-christmas-ad-ever-created\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Catholics<\/a> couldn&rsquo;t be bothered to look at it. Nothing to look at here!<\/p>\n<p>I&rsquo;d like to note that for conservatives, there&rsquo;s always going to be a difference between &ldquo;moments that shouldn&rsquo;t go in Trump&rsquo;s presidential library as examples of his greatness, but no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/legally-problematic-us-olympic-basketball-coach-backs-kamala-harris-while-on-duty\/\" title=\"Legally Problematic&quot;: US Olympic Basketball Coach Backs Kamala Harris While on Duty\">big deal&#038;rdquo<\/a>; and &ldquo;stuff the left has a legitimate reason to be outraged about, even if we disagree.&rdquo; This is definitely the former.<\/p>\n<p>You know how I know? 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The writer suggests this is less about genuine religious concern and more about using the Bible issue to shape coverage and ignore other stories.<\/p>\n<p>They ask where the media was when artists depicted Barack Obama as Christ-like. They point to a weekend with other big news (including sexual-abuse allegations against a sitting congressman who was a leading Democratic candidate for California governor) that the author says the media ignored, yet blasted Trump\u2019s Jesus image. The piece references a tweet showing Trump as Jesus and recounts Trump\u2019s later claim that the image showed him as a doctor, not Jesus.<\/p>\n<p>The author notes that even when Trump\u2019s post was removed, outlets like The New York Times described it as a retreat and continued to report that the image had sparked backlash from religious leaders and supporters who were hurt. 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