On Easter 2025, a number of social media users posted an image that they claimed was an authentic Truth Social post by U.S. President Donald Trump. One user (archived) claimed Trump's Easter message attacked "political opponents, migrants, judges, law enforcement, and rambled about himself and his grievances" and failed to mention "Jesus, the cross, the resurrection, forgiveness, peace, joy, or any other Easter message"; other posts (archived, archived) echoed this claim, which also made its way to TikTok. These posts collectively received millions of views.
The post is authentic. Trump posted it (archived) on his social media platform on April 20, 2025, attacking "Radical Left Lunatics," former President Joe Biden and "WEAK and INEFFECTIVE Judges and Law Enforcement Officials," among others.
(Truth Social user @realDonaldTrump)
However, the post wasn't an official "Easter address." Trump's official Easter address occurred on April 16, 2025. In this address, given during an Easter prayer service and dinner at the White House, he discussed the religious nature of the day, as follows (at 16:49):
Nearly 2,000 years ago during the sacred week, the living son of God entered Jerusalem in triumph. Soon after, the Savior of mankind who brought truth and light into the world was betrayed, arrested and tried, beaten, and nailed to a cross and crucified. For our sake, He gave up his life and as the very great Reverend Billy Graham once said, God proved his love on the cross when Christ hung and bled and died, it was God saying to the world, "I love you." Those are beautiful words from a great man, Franklin. Right? A great man, Franklin's incredible father. … Three days later, Christ's followers found the empty tomb, Jesus had defeated darkness and death and promised new life to all of humankind, and that's what we celebrate each year at Easter as we joyfully proclaim on Sunday, He is risen. The death and resurrection of Jesus are the essence of the Christian faith. Whether rich or poor, healthy or sick, young or old or in times of peace or war, Christians everywhere find solace and hope in the knowledge that Christ died for them and that they could be united with Him in heaven. And that's what we want, that's what we all want. The miracles of Holy Week set in motion a transformation in human existence, countless millions of Americans have been moved by Christ's example to heal the sick, defend their families, lift up their communities and make our country stronger, better and greater than ever before.
He also touted his administration's actions and stated that they were restoring prosperity, securing borders, rebuilding the U.S. military, eradicating anti-Christian bias, stopping "radical indoctrination" in schools, localizing the Department of Education and banning trans women from competing in women's' sports (at 19:52).
This Easter post from Trump was not unprecedented. In 2024, he wrote (archived):
(Truth Social user @realDonaldTrump)
In sum, the post in question is authentic, and in it, Trump did attack his political opponents, judges and law enforcement officials; because of this, the claim is true. Trump did not write about Jesus, resurrection or forgiveness in the Truth Social post, as social media users correctly asserted, but he did speak on the religious significance of the holiday during an Easter dinner at the White House days earlier.