There is growing concern among some members of the MAGA Community that a photograph of Donald Trump as the Pope may be a fake.
The photograph, posted on President Trump’s official Truth Social account, shows Mr Trump wearing the official robes and mitre of the Holy Father and gesturing piously. When first posted it garnered universal support amongst Mr Trump’s supporters.
One commenter from Sixfinger Gulch, Arkansas, remarked that it was great to have an outsider in charge of the Roman Catholic Church, and that Pope Donald would ‘drain the swamp of the Vatican City’.
‘Finally a self-made businessman from outside the Rome beltway who can get in there and kick some cardinal ass!’
But more recently doubts have emerged. Some posters pointed to the relatively pale skin tone and subdued hair colour of the alleged Pope Donald, wondering if it was a true representation of their hero’s boyish good looks and rude health.
‘Whoever this guy is he looks like some lame old dude. This is not the person I voted for who just got a grade-A+ ‘best-president-ever’ physical report,’ posted Truth Social user @opencarrylover1955.
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