'They're not getting what they voted for': Jesus meme lays bare GOP frustrations with Trump
Source: Politico
04/14/2026 07:30 PM EDT
President Donald Trumps weekend tirade against the pope capped off by an AI-generated depiction of the president as Jesus was, for some of his supporters, just too much.
Their unusually severe backlash comes as many once-devout Trump supporters are having a crisis of faith. Upset over what they feel is a too timid deportation agenda, a sputtering economy and another war in the Middle East, many couldnt stomach the affront the way they might have in the past.
The backlash cut across evangelical Protestants, traditional Catholics and the populist conservatives who form the backbone of Trumps base a sign of how little grace key supporters are willing to extend at a moment when frustrations are already running high. To some, the Jesus meme which Trump later said was never meant to liken him to Jesus but was instead supposed to depict the president as a Red Cross worker exhausted whatever goodwill remained.
Theyre not getting what they voted for to begin with. On top of that, whether hes mocking their religion intentionally or not, he still is, said Erick Erickson, a conservative radio host and an influential voice with evangelical voters central to the MAGA base. I think we are looking not really at a MAGA crack-up per se, but a lot of the base becoming exasperated enough to start looking beyond Trump.
Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/14/trump-jesus-meme-pope-backlash-00872163
orangecrush
(30,615 posts)Where we root for "sides".
I welcome any former Trump supporter who comes to their senses.
We can disagree on many things, as long as we agree we want to live in a democracy.
FakeNoose
(41,887 posts)... that we'll continue upholding the Constitution as we promised to do under oath."
Goonch
(5,239 posts)
sop
(18,839 posts)They want someone more cruelly efficient, who will finally round up all the people they hate and ship them off to concentration camps...an authoritarian leader who will make the trains run on time.
"Theyre not getting what they voted for to begin with." These people haven't changed; they don't want a better Trump, they want someone much worse.
travelingthrulife
(5,303 posts)IronLionZion
(51,373 posts)Liberals understood this and voted against it.
lonely bird
(2,969 posts)If MAGAs leave the cult then fine. Welcome aboard.
That is irrelevant to the question of what they voted for.
kerouac2
(1,507 posts)They literally support a racist, murdering, child-raping convicted felon but this stupid ai image has them questioning their support of him? Fug 'em, they should go to h-e 🏒 🏒
cstanleytech
(28,507 posts)EverHopeful
(696 posts)He helps understanding how to engage with people who've been involved with cults and his work gives me hope that we can welcome these people back to reality.
3Hotdogs
(15,411 posts)You got a better chance of seeing Elvis.
cstanleytech
(28,507 posts)truthisfreedom
(23,535 posts)An AI image of Christ? His endless litany of crimes was simply overlooked?
travelingthrulife
(5,303 posts)Fuck these rotten people.
OnionPatch
(6,332 posts)How evil and heartless can they be that this isnt bad enough? 😟
Justice matters.
(9,875 posts)Methinks they don't know how to measure the consequences of their Fascist desires...
File their contradictions they get from watching Faux Noise.
the_liberal_grandpa
(305 posts)they were too stupid to listen to the warnings.
Miguelito Loveless
(5,800 posts)Lies and all. He validated their hatred, which is what they wanted. They knew he lied, and didn't care. Now they care, and they can go sod off.. If the election were held tomorrow, they still would vote for him.
ananda
(35,277 posts)Sheesh