From Obama-apes to Trump-as-Jesus: Is there a rock bottom to the president’s unhinged social media habit?

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsAnalysisFrom Obama-apes to Trump-as-Jesus: Is there a rock bottom to the president’s unhinged social media habit?The president has been shamed into deleting two offensive Truth Social posts in as many months this year — it’s a sign that his political shock jock act is growing staleWednesday 15 April 2026 12:11 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2957649","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-posts-ai-truth-social-rants-b2957649.html","title":"From Obama-apes to Trump Jesus: Is there a rock-bottom to president’s Truth habit?"},"popoverPlacementOverride":"bottom"}CloseA timeline of Trump and Pope Leo's escalating feud over Iran warSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receive...