A U.K. tabloid has humiliated President Donald Trump with a biting Monty Python reference after he depicted himself as Jesus. The 79-year-old president landed in hot water with Catholics and even his MAGA base on Monday after he unloaded a tirade on Pope Leo XIV and posted an AI-generated image of himself in a white biblical robe and red sash. He later deleted it and tried to play dumb, saying he thought the blasphemous image depicted him as a doctor. The saga was captured on the Daily Star’s front page with the line, “You’re not the Messiah you’re a very naughty boy”—a reference to Monty Python’s Life of Brian, which tells the story of Brian Cohen, an ordinary man born on the same day as Jesus, who eventually gets mistaken for the Messiah. In one of the film’s most-quoted scenes, Brian’s mother unsuccessfully tries to disperse his worshippers by telling them he’s merely a “very naughty boy.” Brian is ultimately crucified by the Romans. On its front page, The Daily Star further declared, “Trump Backs Down in Pope Row,” although the president on Monday refused to apologize for his attacks on Leo, saying, “There’s nothing to apologize for. He’s wrong.” The Daily Beast has reached out to the White House for comment.
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