{"id":234466,"date":"2026-04-14T16:57:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T16:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/14\/donald-trump-blasts-supporter-riley-gaines-following-jesus-pic-controversy-im-not-a-fan\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T16:57:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T16:57:19","slug":"donald-trump-blasts-supporter-riley-gaines-following-jesus-pic-controversy-im-not-a-fan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/14\/donald-trump-blasts-supporter-riley-gaines-following-jesus-pic-controversy-im-not-a-fan\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump Blasts Supporter Riley Gaines Following Jesus Pic Controversy: &#8216;I&#8217;m Not a Fan!&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>On Monday, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/04\/donald-trump-potrays-self-as-jesus-christ-blasts-weak-pope-leo-in-shocking-social-media-posts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AI-generated photo of Donald Trump as Jesus Christ<\/a> created a tremendous amount of controversy on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Even some of Trump\u2019s most outspoken critics were quick to call out what they saw as a post that was at best insensitive and at worst downright blasphemous.<\/p>\n<p>One of those supporters was Riley Gaines, the competitive swimmer who transformed herself into a political commentator after losing to a trans woman in a race.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2270096602-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on April 06, 2026 in Washington, DC. \" class=\"wp-image-552795 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2270096602-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2270096602-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2270096602-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2270096602-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2270096602-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2270096602-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2270096602-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2270096602-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on April 06, 2026 in Washington, DC. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Alex Wong\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhy? Seriously, I cannot understand why he\u2019d post this. Is he looking for a response? Does he actually think this?\u201d Gaines wrote on X (formerly Twitter) in response to the president\u2019s tweet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEither way, two things are true. 1) a little humility would serve him well 2) God shall not be mocked.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Of course, humility is not exactly Trump\u2019s strong suit, and he responded to the criticism by expressing his disdain for Gaines:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t listen to Riley Gaines. I\u2019m not a big fan of Riley, actually,\u201d Trump told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-pope-leo-feud-politics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CBS News<\/a> this week.<\/p>\n<p>Rather than keep the war of words going, Gaines furiously backpedaled and declared her undying love for Trump:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Why? Seriously, I cannot understand why he&#8217;d post this. Is he looking for a response? Does he actually think this? <\/p>\n<p>Either way, two things are true. <\/p>\n<p>1) a little humility would serve him well <br \/>2) God shall not be mocked <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GViHqWeDEr\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/GViHqWeDEr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Riley_Gaines_\/status\/2043631814963503150?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 13, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI love the President, and I\u2019m so grateful he\u2019s in the Oval Office. Of course, I\u2019ll continue to support him and the America First agenda,\u201d she posted, adding:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the end of the day, I do nothing for the approval of man. Our purpose on this earth is to glorify Him in all we do. The truth social post missed the mark. It\u2019s now deleted. Amazing!<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re imperfect people. I know I am. I don\u2019t get my feelings hurt easy and I know with the President it\u2019s really not personal. I want to spend eternity in a real place called Heaven. I\u2019d love for Trump to be there too.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJesus is the way, the truth, and the life. I\u2019ll keep doing my part by speaking truth &amp; doing my best to lead others to Christ.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For obvious reasons, Gaines was brutally roasted for her abrupt change of heart.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrump attacks Riley Gaines online and she immediately confesses her love for him. This is precisely how cults work,\u201d wrote one user.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump attacks Riley Gaines online and she immediately confesses her love for him. This is precisely how cults work.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Meacham (@MeachamDr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MeachamDr\/status\/2044029965482471731?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 14, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThis is the one thing about MAGA that still genuinely confuses me; how they all think that they will be the One Special Follower who he won\u2019t throw under the bus,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/9mmballpoint\/status\/2043871876858974397\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">another added.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrump publicly humiliated Riley and her response is to stoop lower, kiss his feet. That\u2019s the price of being in MAGA. You are not allowed to keep your dignity,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/emeriticus\/status\/2043897135519723693\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a third chimed in<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA mass-murdering serial rapist and pedophile disrespected your religion and called you a loser, and your response is to bow down and kiss his feet,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BallsackSports\/status\/2044051890615251346\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a fourth wrote<\/a>, adding:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope you know people see that you literally stand for nothing if it takes away from your grift. Sold your soul for this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, Riley has not responded to any of this criticism.<\/p>\n<p>At this point, we assume she\u2019s meeting with her team and trying to figure out how she can continue to make money as a MAGA influencer now that the head of the movement has publicly declared that she sucks.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/04\/donald-trump-blasts-supporter-riley-gaines-following-jesus-pic-controversy-im-not-a-fan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes On Monday, an AI-generated photo of Donald Trump as Jesus Christ created a tremendous amount of controversy on social media. Even some of Trump\u2019s most outspoken critics were quick to call out what they saw as a post that was at best insensitive and at worst downright blasphemous. 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