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MS NOW’s Chris Hayes attacked President Trump last night over an AI image he shared and then deleted. The picture showed him helping a sick person, like a doctor or healer. Hayes read from a NY Times article, played video of Megyn Kelly, and interviewed three “Trump voters” from deep-red states who claimed to be offended by the post.
Trump said he believed the image showed him as a doctor making people better. He posted it and took it down soon after when he realized it could be misunderstood. I thought it was funny.
Most people who post online have shared things and later deleted them. That does not mean they are mentally ill or “unwell.” It is normal. Trump enjoys posting on social media, and his posts often give people something to talk about and sometimes even hints about what may be coming.
The word “blasphemy” has been thrown around far too casually in this story. Real blasphemy is serious disrespect toward God, God’s name, or holy things — such as devil worship or artworks that desecrate images of Christ and the Virgin Mary (like “Piss Christ,” which submerged a crucifix in urine, or the painting of the Virgin Mary covered in elephant dung and pornographic images). In the Old Testament, blaspheming the Lord’s name was treated as a grave offense under Israel’s law. In the New Testament, Jesus gives an even more serious warning when He speaks about blasphemy against the Holy Spirit.
Jesus said in Matthew 12:31–32: “Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters. 31 And so I tell you, every kind of sin and slander can be forgiven, but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. 32 Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.
In Matthew 12 and Mark 3, that warning came after the Pharisees saw Jesus healing people and casting out demons, then accused Him of working by Satan’s power. In other words, they were calling the good work of God’s Spirit evil. That is what made it so serious — a hardened rejection of God’s power and mercy right in front of them.
That is very different from posting and then deleting an AI image that some people found offensive. This image was not blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. Trump said he thought it showed him healing people, with patriotic symbols in the background. He was not rejecting the Holy Spirit or attributing God’s work to Satan.
It makes me wonder what he may have been trying to tell us. Perhaps he was signaling that big healing is coming for America — whether that means better health care, new treatments, or restoring the nation after years of damage. Only time will tell.
People can have their opinions about the image, but let’s be honest about what it was and what it was not. It was not blasphemy in the biblical sense, and it certainly was not proof that Trump is a mentally unstable autocrat.
Once again, the anti-Trump media is using a social media post to push the same tired storyline that Trump is deranged. These are many of the same people who had little or nothing to say about Joe Biden’s clear signs of mental decline.
Maybe Trump was simply posting an image he thought looked strong or symbolic. Maybe he was trying to convey the idea of healing, restoration, or renewal for the country. Maybe he was just having a little fun online. Whatever the case, turning a deleted AI meme into a national moral scandal says more about the media than it does about Trump.
So to the media figures and commentators rushing to scream “blasphemy,” here is a suggestion: open the Bible instead of the dictionary. Take a deeper look at what God actually said about blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. You might learn something.