Megyn Kelly tore into President Donald Trump over a now-deleted AI-generated image depicting himself as a Christ-like figure.
“It is obviously him purporting to be God. That is what he’s doing,” Kelly said on her SiriusXM show.
“And it is blasphemous, by any definition of the word.”
The former Fox News host and conservative commentator reacted to the viral image Trump posted on Truth Social on Sunday, which showed him wearing robes and appearing to perform a miracle on a sick man.
Kelly didn’t mince words in her criticism.
“It’s completely inappropriate and he knows it,” she said.
The image, which Trump later deleted, sparked backlash across the political spectrum — including from some of his own supporters.
The depiction showed Trump placing his hand on a bedridden man’s head as they are surrounded by patriotic imagery including an American flag, bald eagles and fighter jets.
Kelly went so far as to read the definition of “blasphemous” on air, emphasizing that it involves “showing disrespect, contempt, or defiance towards God.”
While sharply critical of the image, Kelly took a more measured tone on Trump’s separate tirade against Pope Leo XIV.
“It occurred to me that it was just a matter of time before President Trump would lash out at him, and he did,” she said.
“So it wasn’t great. It was predictable and no Catholic loves this, but you could see it coming.”
Kelly suggested Trump’s response to the pope fit a familiar pattern.
“It’s hard to say that Trump is completely out of line because whenever he gets attacked…he punches back,” she said.
“This is what he does.”
The controversy comes amid an escalating feud between Trump and the pontiff over the Iran war, with the pope criticizing threats to destroy a “whole civilization” and warning that “God does not bless any conflict.”
Trump, for his part, defended the image, claiming it was meant to depict him as a doctor rather than a religious figure and dismissing criticism as “fake news.”
“I thought it was me as a doctor and it had to do with the Red Cross,” Trump told reporters about the since-deleted image, arguing that “only the fake news could come up with” the holy connection.
“I just heard about it and I said, ‘How did they come up with that?’ It’s supposed to be me as a doctor making people better, and I do make people better. I make people a lot better.”
The president also doubled down on his criticism of the pope, calling him “weak on crime” and insisting there was “nothing to apologize for.”
The Post has sought comment from the White House.
