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By Joshua Rhett Miller
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A Texas-based conservative Christian pastor says he's seeing wickedness within President Trump.
Joel Webbon, founder of Right Response Ministries and senior pastor of Covenant Bible Church in Georgetown, denounced the AI-generated image depicting Trump as Jesus Christ as blasphemous while suggesting something more sinister was at play.
"I genuinely believe Trump is currently demon possessed," Webbon posted on X after the president shared an image late Sunday depicting himself with a healing hand atop a man's head as others watch with reverence.
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Newsweek reached out to Webbon for additional comment on Monday. A request from Newsweek seeking a response from the White House on Webbon's "demon" accusation, which has more than 1.2 million views, was not returned as of press time.
The image, which was later deleted from Trump's Truth Social account, sparked criticism from conservative supporters, including former Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene and Riley Gaines, a Trump ally who opposes transgender athletes in women's sports.
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"Why? Seriously, I cannot understand why he'd post this," Gaines wrote on X early Monday, referring to the president. "Is he looking for a response? Does he actually think this? Either way, two things are true. 1) a little humility would serve him well 2) God shall not be mocked."
"I assume someone has already told him, but it behooves the President both spiritually and politically to delete the picture, no matter the intent," author and conservative political commentator Michael J. Knowles wrote late Sunday.
In another post on X, Webbon linked Trump allegedly blaspheming Christ to the president replacing his allies like Greene, conservative commentator Tucker Carlson and InfoWars founder Alex Jones with the "new MAGA": Fox News host Mark Levin, South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham and far-right activist Laura Loomer. Webbon characterized all three as zionists.
Webbon previously supported Trump "in order to honor Christ" and has claimed that fatally shooting migrants instead of deporting them represents the "more merciful option" in his worldview. Webbon has also previously argued that women shouldn't have the right to vote and accused Christian parents of "failing in their duties to protect and provide for their children" by living in liberal-dominated states like California.
"For the next 20 to 25 years, there should be virtually zero immigration, and I'm not talking about illegal, I'm talking about legal," Webbon said in a Right Response Ministries episode in November 2025. "No immigration."
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