Weeks after Pope Francis death, Trump laughed off questions about AI-generated photo of him as pope. His dismissal comes on the eve of papal conclave.

Shortly after Donald Trump and wife Melania Trump attended the April 26 funeral for Pope Francis, the White House's official Instagram page posted an AI-generated image of the president dressed in the pope's attire — but Donald is insisting the controversial photo wasn't his idea even though he also shared it on his own social media accounts.

Just hours after Vatican workers installed the chimney onto the roof of the Sistine Chapel in preparation for the Papal Conclave, which will begin on May 7 to select a new pope, the White House shared an AI-generated image of President Donald Trump in papal regalia on X,