Stephen Colbert Mocks JD Vance's Defense of Trump's Jesus Post and Pope Attack
Key Takeaways
- Stephen Colbert mocked JD Vance's defense of Trump's Jesus post.
- Vance defended Trump amid Pope's criticism of Iran War.
- AI-generated Jesus image of Trump was shared and later deleted, triggering backlash.
Colbert Rips Vance
Stephen Colbert tore into Vice President JD Vance's defense of President Trump's AI-generated Jesus post.
Vance told Fox News the president was posting a joke and took it down because a lot of people weren’t understanding his humor.
Colbert mocked Trump's backtrack that he wasn't depicting himself as Jesus but rather as a doctor.
Vance, a converted Catholic, also defended Trump's attack on Pope Leo XIV while saying the administration has a good relationship with the Vatican.
Colbert Mocks Vance's Catholicism
Colbert laid into Vance over his relatively recent conversion to Catholicism.
Vance had issued a warning to Pope Leo XIV for criticizing Trump's Iran war.
Colbert reminded viewers that he has been genuflecting since the mid 1960s.
Trump posted not one but two AI-generated Jesus memes.
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