President Donald Trump on Monday denied being the source of the AI-generated image of him as the pope that went viral on social media over the weekend. The image shows Trump sitting on an ornate chair wearing white papal robes and a large golden cross necklace.

President Donald Trump on Monday dismissed the backlash against an AI-generated image of him as the pope posted by the White House on social media, saying it was a harmless joke, but communications experts said they did not see the funny side.