Weeks after Pope Francis died, president laughed off questions about Trump pope pic, his dismissal on the eve of papal conclave. Pope Leo was chosen

President Donald Trump on Monday dismissed the backlash against an AI-generated image of him as the pope posted by the White House on social media, saying it was a harmless joke, but communications experts said they did not see the funny side.

President Donald Trump on Monday denied being the source of the AI-generated image of him as the pope that went viral on social media over the weekend. The image shows Trump sitting on an ornate chair wearing white papal robes and a large golden cross necklace.