Donald Trump's wellbeing is being questioned after he went on a posting spree on Sunday night (April 12).

The US President, 79, posted 12 times in a span of around six hours, ranging from updates on Iran to nonsense memes which left many scratching their heads.

Trump has recently criticized the Pope in a long-form post, where he called Leo XIV "weak on crime" and "terrible on foreign policy."

He spoke about liking Leo's brother more as he is "all MAGA," claiming that he also didn't want a Pope who advocated for Iran to have a nuclear weapon, or one "who thinks it’s terrible that America attacked Venezuela".

While the Pope eluded to world leaders with "hands full of blood," he outright stated this morning (April 13) that he has "no fear of the Trump Administration."

“I will not enter into debate. The things I say are not meant as attacks on anyone,” the Pope stated.

The Pope is adamant that he will continue to speak his mind, despite what Trump may think. Credit: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

What did Trump post, exactly?

Democratic content creator Harry Sisson took to X to speak about Trump's behaviour last night, claiming that the President is "having a mental episode right now."

He listed all of Trump's posts out here:

1. 9:49pm (AI Jesus photo)
2. 9:50pm (Trump tower on moon)
3. 10:10pm (meme)
4. 10:32pm (news clip)
5. 10:53pm (news clip)
6. 12:43am (announcing Hormuz blockade)
7. 2:35am (article about Biden)
8. 2:36am (article on naval blockade)
9. 2:37am (article on Rep. Swalwell)
10. 2:37am (posted the same article about Biden again)
11. 2:38am (article on his ballroom)
12. 4:10am (article on Iran)

Sisson claimed: "He’s not sleeping, he’s pretending to be Jesus, and he’s posting all night. He’s not well."

Trump has since deleted the post including an AI image which depicted him as Jesus Christ, after backlash from MAGA who accused him of blasphemy.

The President had also spoken about potentially blowing Iran "to hell" as talks over the Strait of Hormuz are yet to come to a full conclusion, with the world's economy continuing to suffer.

The President caused controversy by posting this picture. Credit: Truth Social/@realDonaldTrump

Trump's post depicting himself as Jesus

The President unsurprisingly caused a stir online by posting an image that depicts him as Jesus Christ himself, after the Pope criticized the President for his role in the Iran war.

Trump posted the photo just minutes after openly criticizing the leader of the Catholic Church, where he is seen in robes similar to that of Jesus'.

He can be seen looking of higher power, while healing an elderly man who appears unwell in a hospital bed, as nurses, veterans and soldiers can be seen surrounding him as he has his hand on the head of the sick man.

There are some patriotic symbols in the background, such as the American flag, the Statue of Liberty, the Lincoln Memorial and an eagle soaring through the sky.

A variation of warplanes can also been seen in the background, as well as what look to be figures emerging from heaven as fireworks are being set off.

It is not clear why the President posted this, as no caption was given, though it has now been taken down.

Featured image credit: Anadolu/Getty

A number of celebrities, such as Bette Midler and Mandy Moore, have slammed Donald Trump for telling Americans not to be "afraid" of Covid-19.

On Monday evening, Trump appeared in a video upon his return to the White House, after spending three days receiving treatment for the coronavirus at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

Trump was perceived by many to be downplaying the dangers of the virus, telling Americans not to let it "dominate" their lives.

The president spoke about the pandemic in the following video message, which he shared upon his return to the White House: 

[[jwplayerwidget||https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/lyaxtbTm-Q0L14jDU.mp4||lyaxtbTm]]

In a video shared with his 87 million followers on Twitter, Trump said:

"I just left Walter Reed Medical Center and it's really something very special - the doctors, the nurses, the first responders. And I learned so much about coronavirus. And one thing that's for certain: Don't let it dominate you. Don't be afraid of it. You're gonna beat it.

 "And now I'm better, and maybe I'm immune - I don't know. But don't let it dominate your lives - get out there, be careful. We have the best medicines in the world, and it all happened very shortly and they're all getting approved. And the vaccines are coming momentarily.

[[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/BetteMidler/status/1313204517798850562]]

In response, a number of celebrities have made their feelings on the president's stance plain. For instance, actress Bette Midler stated: "The sick #IdiotInChief just tweeted that 'I never felt better in 20 years. Don’t be afraid of getting COVID!' TELL THAT TO THE DEAD! Must be pumped up from steroids & getting medications no one else in the world can get. He shoulda said '#ImHighAsAKite [sic].'"

[[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/TheMandyMoore/status/1313198503519117312]]

Mandy Moore also took to Twitter, writing: "Don’t be afraid of covid? Tell that to the 210,000 families who have lost loved ones. To the Black, Brown and Indigenous folks disproportionately affected.

"With tens of millions of jobs lost and the economy tanked. Many of us isolated for months. You’re the cruelest [sic]."

[[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/ChrisEvans/status/1313202077993250825]]

Meanwhile, Captain America actor Chris Evans wrote:

"Don’t be afraid of Covid?! You’ve been under round-the-clock care by the best doctors using the best drugs. Do you really think everyone has access to that?!

"Sadly, I’m sure you’re aware of that disparity, you just don’t care. This is reckless to a shocking degree, even for you [sic]."

[[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/joshgad/status/1313188585735102478]]

Writer and comedian Josh Gad also chimed in by tweeting:

"Don’t be afraid of Covid' America!

"With a helicopter at your disposal and access to treatments only a President can get, you too will get though this just fine in time to get back to your state of the art in-house medical facility with 24 hour care and the best doctors around!"

[[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/zachbraff/status/1313266696241573888]]

Scrubs star Zach Braff, who recently lost best friend Nick

Trump first confirmed that his aide, Hope Hicks, tested positive for the novel coronavirus on October 2. Two hours later, he confirmed that he and First Lady Melania Trump, had also tested positive. Trump wrote:

"Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER! [sic]"

According to the John Hopkins University Coronavirus Research Center, there have been 7,461,206 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the United States, resulting in 210,237 deaths, as of the time of writing.

If the last year and a half has taught us anything about the state of political opinion in America, it's that a lot of people are still patently racist. The country has seen white supremacist rallies taking place in major cities, a hard crackdown on immigrants from so-called "s**thole countries", and a worrying increase in hate crimes against Muslim people.

In fact, at least one academic paper found that "Trump's Tweets on Islam-related topics are highly correlated with anti-Muslim hate crime after, but not before the start of his presidential campaign", indicating that the president's actions can be linked to at least some anti-Islam attacks.

More recently, though, there has been a spate of high-profile racist incidents involving black Americans being reported to police for literally just going about their business. This time, it's for delivering newspapers.

Brandie Sharp, who lives in Upper Arlington, Ohio, was out delivering newspapers last Friday with her two sons, 12-year-old Uriah and 17-year-old Mycah, when she was stopped by police and asked what she was doing. Sharp explained that she was delivering papers, and had just sent her son back to retrieve some that were accidentally left at the wrong addresses.

When he seemed surprised, she asked, "Why are you questioning me about this?"

Apparently, someone had called the police on them.

In a report on ABC6, an audio clip of the call in question was played.

"It looked like at first they were delivering newspapers or something, but I noticed they were walking up to the houses with nothing in hand and one of them came back with something," a woman can be heard saying in the recording. "I mean, I don't want to say something was going on, but it just but it just seemed kind of suspicious."

In response, Sharp posted this message on Facebook:

[[facebookwidget||https://www.facebook.com/brandie.sharp/posts/10212139882229233]]

"What was suspicious at 5:30 in the evening? What was this big, you know, reasoning that you had to call the police?" she said in a TV interview. "Something as simple as delivering papers and it turns out to be I have to be racially profiled?"

Bryan McKean, an Arlington police officer, said that the caller had reported the "incident" after witnessing Sharp and her sons walking repeatedly back and forth to their car, dropping things off in the vehicle along the way. Law enforcement, McKean says, responded accordingly.

"Our officer could see that they were probably delivering newspapers, but he wasn't sure, so he pulled up next to the car, did not exit the vehicle, and asked if they were selling door to door," he said.

"She said 'No, I'm delivering papers,' and produced some paperwork with the delivery route on it. He said, 'Ok, have a good day,' or something like it, pulled away, and waved to the little boy as he drove off."

He then added: "If she feels that our agency didn't act appropriately or with anything less than respect, we encourage her to contact us."

As insignificant as this may seem to some people, it is yet another reminder to many that black people are perceived with suspicion in the USA, and that prejudice against them is still as strong as it ever was. For as long as incidents like this continue, America cannot hope to achieve equality amongst all races.

Last night, the White House released a video showing President Donald Trump giving a statement to the people of the United States from his presidential suite at the Walter Reed Medical Center.

However, one moment, in particular, has left people convinced that the video message has been edited in order to remove footage showing Trump coughing.

The moment in question occurs approximately one minute into the video, as the POTUS discusses the treatment he is receiving following his positive COVID-19 diagnosis.

Check out the moment in the video below (Trump's full address is further down):

[[jwplayerwidget||https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/M7cHSq0x-Q0L14jDU.mp4||M7cHSq0x]]

"We're going to beat this coronavirus, or whatever you want to call it, and we're going to beat it soundly," the President said.

"If you look at the therapeutics which I'm taking right now, some of them, and others are coming out soon, that are looking like... frankly, they're miracles. If you want to know the truth. They're miracles."

However, just after the 74-year-old says the word "therapeutics", he appears to convulse his shoulders and purse his lips.

This has led to many people on social media being convinced that the footage was edited - most likely to remove President Trump's coughing.

[[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/donwinslow/status/1312586658705858561]]

Best selling author Don Winslow took to Twitter to ask: "Why was the video of @realDonaldTrump released today edited?

"No conspiracy theory BS here. It's a fact. Watch at 1:04 for example. Was it edited to remove coughs, heavy breathing?"

You can see Donald Trump's full address from Walter Reed in the video below:

[[jwplayerwidget||https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/4aWtk9Pg-Q0L14jDU.mp4||4aWtk9Pg]]

In addition, Chris Evans, host of The Wine Therapy podcast, tweeted: "Trump coughed here after the word 'therapeutics' and it was edited out using the morph cut feature in @AdobePremiereCC."

[[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/notcapnamerica/status/1312534750725201920]]

Writer Christopher Orr agreed, tweeting: "Clearly a cut here. Hard to imagine any rationale other than persuading the American public that he is healthier than he actually is."

[[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/OrrChris/status/1312577163284144128]]

In his video message, Trump thanked the medical professionals at the center and says that he thinks he will "be back soon".

In addition, the President took the opportunity to explain his reasoning behind his recent public appearances, stating:

"I had no choice because I just didn't want to stay in the White House. I was given that offer - to stay in the White House, lock yourself in, don't ever leave, don't even go to the Oval Office, just stay upstairs and enjoy it, don't see people, don't talk to people, and just be done with it.

"I can't do that. I had to be out front.

"This is America, this is the United States, this is the greatest country in the world, this is the most powerful country in the world - I can't be locked up in a room upstairs and totally safe and just say 'hey, whatever happens, happens'. I can't do that.

"We have to confront problems, as a leader, you have to confront problems. There's never been a great leader that would have done that."

Trump then stated that First Lady Melania is also doing well and handling her positive coronavirus diagnosis "very nicely".

The President also joked: "As you've probably read, she's slightly younger than me, just a little bit."

It is no secret that model, TV personality, and mom-of-two is not the biggest fan of President Trump and First Lady Melania.

Last week, Teigen lashed out at "wifebot" Melania for the way she promoted her Be Best initiative on Twitter, and last year Trump called the 34-year-old American model "filthy-mouthed" in amidst their Twitter feud.

Now, Teigen has hit out at Trump's response to taking a coronavirus test, by recalling the graphic details of her birth to daughter Luna.

Related - Chrissy Teigen reveals she's being plagued by a recurring nightmare:

[[jwplayerwidget||https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/5naWEA6D-izxriqNH.mp4||5naWEA6D]]

During a press conference last week, the POTUS was asked by one reporter: "What was it like taking the test?"

Providing an honest response, Trump said: "[It's] not something I'd want to do every day, I can tell you that," adding "It’s a test. It’s a medical test. Nothing pleasant about it."

[[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/QuickTake/status/1239643076261445632]]

However, unimpressed by Trump's reply to the question, American actress, voice artist, and writer Sarah Thyre posted on Twitter: "Our shitprez is bitching about how invasive the Covid test is and excuse me, I've had multiple hands shoved up my vagina to try to pull out a a single damn baby - and you are bitching about a swab up your f**king nose that could save millions of lives F*******CK YOUUUUU [sic]".

[[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/SarahThyre/status/1241883026449002497]]

The 51-year-old Strangers with Candy star received over 51,000 'likes' for her tweet, but it was Chrissy Teigen's graphic response that left most people a little wide-eyed.

Replying to Thyre's tweet, Teigen wrote to her 12.4 million followers on Monday: "[My] vagina was ripped to my a**hole giving birth to Luna. I had a vagasshole. f**k your swab pain."

[[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/chrissyteigen/status/1241975427809177600]]

She added: "they had to put a garbage bag at the end of the bed to collect my blood before [stitching] me up, where I then had to pee using a water bottle as a pain fountain for 3 months. so yeah. the swab, I bet it’s super rough."

[[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/chrissyteigen/status/1241976090425356288]]

[[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/chrissyteigen/status/1241976691154505728]]

Per Intelligencer magazine, the standard test for the COVID-19 coronavirus requires "a sample to be taken from the back of the throat", which is "done with a nasopharyngeal swab" (which looks like a giant Q-tip).

"The swab is inserted into a patient’s nose, twisted around, and yanked out."

Speaking to USA Today, one doctor revealed that it takes ten seconds for a calm patient to complete the test, but this could be longer for "jittery" patients. In addition, some patients have to get multiple swabs.