President Donald Trump drew fierce backlash Sunday over a post, which he deleted the following day, of an AI-generated image of himself as a divine figure. In the image, he lays a glowing hand on the head of a man lying in bed, while the other hand clutches a glowing orb. A praying woman, a woman wearing scrubs, a soldier and an athlete surround him, gazing at him reverentially. The backdrop of the painting-like image boasts eagles, fighter jets, warriors and the Statue of Liberty.

People in his own base denounced the post.

Brilyn Hollyhand, former co-chair of the Republican National Committee Youth Advisory Council, criticized the image on X.

“This is gross blasphemy. Faith is not a prop,” he wrote. “You don’t need to portray yourself as a savior when your record should speak for itself.”

Riley Gaines, a former college swimmer and vocal opponent of the inclusion of transgender women in women’s sports, also expressed her shock.

“Does he actually think this?” she wrote. “Either way, two things are true. 1) a little humility would serve him well; 2) God shall not be mocked.”

When asked about this in a Fox News interview, Vice President J.D. Vance downplayed the whole fracas, dismissing it as a joke.

Trump himself pushed back on the criticism, saying that he thought the intention behind the image was to make him appear as a doctor.

“It’s supposed to be me as a doctor making people better, and I do make people better,” he explained to reporters at the White House.