By Tom Wrobleski | wrobleski@siadvance.com
The White House has deleted an Easter lunch video in which a televangelist made an off-the-wall comparison between President Donald Trump and Jesus Christ, Mediaite reported.

Pastor Paula White, a spiritual advisor to the president, at the event said: “Jesus taught us so many lessons through his death, burial, and resurrection. He showed us great leadership, great transformation requires great sacrifice.

“And Mr. President, no one has paid the price like you have paid the price. It almost cost you your life. You were betrayed and arrested. And falsely accused.”

The pastor said: “It’s a familiar pattern that our Lord and savior showed us. But it didn’t end there for him, and it didn’t end there for you.”

A smiling Trump at the end of White’s remarks said, “Thank you.”


The event was closed to the press. You can watch the video here.

White’s comparison of Trump to Christ drew swift condemnation online, the Independent reported.

Catholic theologian Rich Raho posted on X: “Blasphemous. It’s stunning to see a US Bishop standing right there on the stage while Paula White compares Trump to Jesus Christ.”

Another poster, Syed Zada, added: “If every leader who faced backlash started claiming a messianic arc, history would look like a Sunday school parody. Faith is sacred. Turning it into a campaign prop at a White House lunch isn’t divine. It’s theatrical.”

On Easter Sunday this weekend, Christians around the world will celebrate Jesus rising from the dead after being crucified.

Trump was wounded in a shooting in 2024 and has been the target of assassin’s attempts on his life at other times as well.