An unholy war recruitment poster: Trump’s AI slop image depicts encroaching darkness

A screenshot shows President Donald Trump's now-deleted post from Truth Social.

The AI slop was posted on Truth Social in a portrait orientation as a cluster of tastelessness.

President Donald Trump shared the image through his official social media account this week, although it has already been deleted, illustrating the ephemeral nature of thought logic and reason rampant in present-day political arenas hijacked by social media platforms.

AI slop is low-quality digital content lacking effort or artistic merit. Created by artificial intelligence programs, it mimics genuine artwork but lacks substance and serves as clickbait. Its sole purpose is to draw fleeting attention.

So let’s give this slop the attention it deserves.

At the center of the abnormal, Norman Rockwell-esque image is a a heavyset elderly man with a sunburn wearing a chiton, a white garment similar to a seamless robe or tunic, reminiscent of the one supposedly worn by Jesus. It symbolizes the seamless unity of the church.

I don’t believe that Jesus of Nazareth is depicted in this AI-generated image, because he was a 1st-century Middle Eastern man of Jewish descent from Galilee with a “wheatish” or brown complexion and curly hair. This image may suggest that the main figure embodies the second coming of Jesus in a different, older and much larger form — bringing the end of times.

The church behind the non-Jesus is an afterthought. It stands beneath the canopy of the U.S. flag, which protects it. The church could be the church of white Christian nationalists who want a fusion of church and state.

The flag is missing white stars in its blue canton. There are fewer than 50 stars, each of which represents a state in our union. Perhaps this foreshadows the dissolution of our nation one state at a time, under the guise of patriotism, as illustrated by the American bald eagle flying in front of Old Glory’s remains. 

To the left of the unholy figure, in the background, is the Statue of Liberty with her torch dull and un-illuminated. Lady Liberty’s legs are missing, symbolizing the removal of the foundational civil liberties on which our country was founded.

Above the statue, three military fighter jets soar. One jet flies in front of two shadowy outlines that are barely visible. They could represent the two U.S. military jets, an F-15 Strike Eagle and an A-10 Warthog, that were shot down during the ongoing conflict in Iran (a conflict that has not been approved by Congress).

In the center of the top portion of the AI slop, crepuscular rays beam out of the clouds, casting silhouettes of soldiers. The figures may have lost their lives and are heading to heaven, but I doubt this because they are being led by a winged, horned figure.

This week, according to the U.S. Central Command data reported by Military Times, 13 U.S. service members have been killed and more than 380 have been wounded in Operation Epic Fury.

On the unholy figure’s left side stands a man in uniform. The central figure pays no attention to him. Instead, the white-robed leader focuses on a man lying on his deathbed, a man who oddly resembles the late sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein.

The unholy figure appears to be blessing, healing or resurrecting the ailing man.

Below the forgotten soldier is a nurse staring at the unholy figure’s hand on the sick man’s head. She looks hopeful that she will not have to attend near-Epstein’s maladies any longer, and he will be cured. If any procedure were operated on this patient, he could be ruined financially and have to file for medical bankruptcy: the death of his credit score and borrowing options to purchase a piece of the American Dream.

This man must be on his deathbed near a major city, given the closure of rural hospitals in places like Kansas. With its Republican supermajority, our state refuses to expand Medicaid and it’s costing people their lives. Other conservative-run states have also refused to act.

To the right of the unholy figure is a young woman. She appears to be praying. I don’t know if she is praying for the sick man. If it is Epstein, she may be praying for the victims who still have not received justice under the U.S. Department of Justice.

Behind her stands an older gentleman with a white beard wearing a baseball cap. I can’t quite make out the letters. AI slop is notorious for mangling words in an unreadable way. I think it says “Hitler.” He appears concerned, as if he might not be able to retire because of the government’s ongoing attempts to cut Medicaid and Social Security, rising health care costs, rising gas prices, and inflation.

The red garment draped over the unholy figure is impossible to interpret. I think it may be a red hairy cloak like the one worn by Esau in the bible. Esau was said to have been born “red.” It was also said that God hated Esau.

There are two separate right hands in the foreground of the image. They seem to lift up the AI slop. They are definitely not the hands of God. Some may speculate that they are the hands of Vladimir Putin or Benjamin Netanyahu.

Real art, like AI Slop, is open to interpretation. This is not just a portrait of Trump as Jesus or a Red Cross doctor. It can be other things. It projects a call to unholy war. It is a recruitment device, like the famous Uncle Sam “I Want You for U.S. Army ” posters from World War I. 

In World War I, the United States suffered 53,402 battle deaths, and 63,114 others died from accidents and disease like influenza. These AI-generated unholy war propaganda posters are playing with fire in our unsettled times.

I don’t know anyone who wants to fight a religious war in the name of an unholy man.