Trump defends viral AI picture of him as the pope: ‘Have to have a little fun’

Source: New York Post

WASHINGTON — President Trump defended the viral picture he posted of himself dressed as the pope — saying on Monday the AI-generated image was a “joke” and that you “have to have a little fun. ” The president, 78, shared the photo on Friday, which shows him wearing a traditional Catholic mitre, cross and white cassock, apparently showing himself as the pontiff as the College of Cardinals get ready to elect a new Holy Father following the death of Pope Francis last month. “They can’t take a joke,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, claiming those who were outraged were the “fake news media” — not Catholics.