War breaking news. Pasdaran: any ship approaching Hormuz will be ‘targeted’

Please take away social media from “The Donald”. Take away his Ai, the tools that allow him to ‘meme’ like a bored high schooler, and probably the wine too. Because, tariffs or no tariffs, it certainly seems to be widely used in the White House, judging by the alcohol content of Trump‘s social communication. Indeed, among the distinctive figures of the Tycoon’s second term as US president is a raffic of trashy posts in which Trump appears, in no particular order, as a Jedi knight, Pope, Superman, Halo videogame character and, last but not least, Jesus Christ. Material on which semiologists and massmediologists have scattered thoughts freely, among those who say that it is a strategy to zero any distance with respect to the Maga electoral base, those who claim that “he does it” but in reality Our Lord would be very lucid and those who are scandalised because so low – but really low – no communication of any head of state or government of any nation – civilised or not – had ever dared to go so far. For the reader’s convenience, let us try to summarise here the most sensational chapters of this bizarre story.

Middle East, shots from the war

Some photographs depicting the situation in Iran, Israel and Lebanon on 19 April 2026.

Cnn: Trump will read a Bible verse from the Oval Office

President Donald Trump will participate in a public Bible reading this week as the administration continues to integrate religion, particularly Christianity, into official business. Cnn writes that. “On 21 April, President Trump will read a passage of Scripture via a videomessage from the Oval Office at 6pm,” reads a press release from the organisers. The event is called America Reads the Bible. Trump’s participation in the week of readings is particularly noteworthy, given his recent disagreements with Pope Leo over the conflict with Iran and the criticism he received earlier this week for posting – and then deleting – an AI-generated image portraying him as Jesus. In the video message, according to the organisers, Trump will read a passage from the Second Book of Chronicles 7:11-22, which includes the oft-quoted verse 14: ‘If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves, pray, seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.