President Donald Trump has posted an average of 19 messages per day on Truth Social in 2026, according to a Financial Times analysis published in May that highlights the president’s prolific social media activity and growing reliance on artificial intelligence-generated imagery.
According to the Financial Times analysis, Trump’s social media platform has seen over 2,700 posts from him this year, with nearly half featuring videos or images. At least 75 of those posts appear to have been generated using AI, according to the newspaper’s analysis, though the true number is likely higher.
The report revealed a dramatic acceleration in AI-generated content, with 57 such posts appearing during the initial three weeks of May, while April saw only eight such posts total. The analysis was published as part of a Financial Times report titled “How AI turbocharged Donald Trump’s ‘slopaganda’ machine.”
Trump’s social media activity has repeatedly sparked controversy this year, with several posts drawing criticism from supporters and opponents alike. The president praised AI technology while speaking to reporters outside Air Force One in May, calling it “amazing.”
Jesus Image Sparks Religious Backlash
On April 12, Trump posted an AI-generated image depicting himself as a Jesus-like figure healing a sick man, immediately drawing fierce backlash from religious communities across the political spectrum. The digitally created picture portrayed Trump in a white robe, his illuminated hand placed on a hospitalized man’s forehead, with patriotic imagery including the Statue of Liberty, a large American flag, fighter jets, an eagle, medical personnel, a praying woman, and what looked like military personnel in the scene.
Sean Feucht, a Christian activist working on faith-based events to mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, wrote that the image “should be deleted immediately” and added there’s “no context where this is acceptable.” Conservative activist Riley Gaines wrote that “God shall not be mocked.”
David Brody, a journalist with the Christian Broadcasting Network, said the post went “too far” and “crosses the line,” adding that “a supporter can back the mission and reject this.”
The controversial image was posted less than an hour after Trump criticized Pope Leo XIV on Truth Social, calling him “weak on crime” and “terrible for foreign policy.” In his post, Trump wrote that he doesn’t want “a Pope who criticizes the President of the United States because I’m doing exactly what I was elected, IN A LANDSLIDE, to do.”
When questioned by reporters on April 13, Trump said he believed the image showed him as a medical professional and told CBS News he took it down to avoid confusion.
Obama Ape Video Deleted After Outcry
In February, Trump posted an AI-generated video depicting former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes, which was deleted after bipartisan criticism. The approximately one-minute video, posted just before midnight on Feb. 5, displayed two ape bodies with digitally replaced faces showing the Obamas in a jungle setting with additional apes visible in the background.
By noon on Feb. 6, the post had been removed. Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One that day that he had watched only the video’s opening and would not apologize, saying: “I looked at the beginning of it and it was fine.”
Recent AI-Generated Posts
Trump’s recent AI-generated content has included a wide range of provocative imagery. In mid-May, he posted digitally created pictures depicting Obama and former President Biden immersed in sewage, Illinois Gov. Pritzker consuming large quantities of cheeseburgers, pizza and fried chicken, and House Minority Leader Jeffries’ district portrayed as impoverished. He also shared an image of a $100 note featuring his own face and name.
On June 14, Trump shared a computer-generated picture depicting himself firing missiles toward Earth while in space. In October 2025, he posted a digitally created video portraying himself releasing excrement from a fighter jet onto New York City demonstrators.
Easter Profanity Post
Trump opened Easter Sunday in April with a profanity-laden threat toward Iran on Truth Social. The president wrote that he would make “Tuesday” into “Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran,” adding: “Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell – JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah.”
The post drew criticism for threatening war crimes and mocking Muslims on Christianity’s holiest day. Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, has repeatedly condemned the war in Iran, saying it has led to “absurd and inhuman violence.” The pope said he has “no fear” of the Trump administration or speaking out about the Gospel message.
When asked about his criticism of the pope, Trump told reporters that Pope Leo “said things that are wrong” and was “very much against what I’m doing with regard to Iran.”
The White House has generally defended the president’s posting activity, while critics and some supporters have expressed alarm at both the volume and content of his social media presence.