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Kimmel and Colbert Slam Vance Over Trump's Controversial Jesus Image

4/16/2026

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Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert criticized Vice President JD Vance for defending U.S. President Donald Trump over the AI image portraying him as Jesus.
Trump shared the image after attacking Pope Leo XIV.
Kimmel dismissed Trump's excuse as unbelievable, and Colbert mocked Vance's defense as damage control.
The backlash led Trump to delete the post, and former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Sen. Bernie Sanders condemned Trump's actions.

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Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert criticized Vice President JD Vance for defending U.S. President Donald Trump over the AI image portraying him as Jesus.
Trump shared the image after attacking Pope Leo XIV.
Kimmel dismissed Trump's excuse as unbelievable, and Colbert mocked Vance's defense as damage control.
The backlash led Trump to delete the post, and former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Sen. Bernie Sanders condemned Trump's actions.