'Trump holds a Bible like he's never touched a book before': Hilarious memes poke fun at the president for his controversial photo in front of St. John's church

Memes have poured in poking fun at President Donald Trump’s photo opportunity in front of St. John’s Church where he posed with a Bible in hand and promised America would be great again.  

After news broke that Trump hid in a bunker in the White House on Friday amid growing outrage and protest decrying the police killing of black man George Floyd in Minnesota, the president reportedly wanted to be photographed outside of the White House gates. 

On Monday evening the president walked to the nearby boarded-up St. John's church, which caught fire in protests on Sunday evening, where he brandished a Bible and posed for photographs. 

But, social media users are ridiculing his photo op, comparing it to former Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis' botched campaign photo posing on an Army tank. 

Memes have poured in poking fun at President Donald Trump’s photo opportunity in front of St. John’s Church where he posed with a Bible in hand and promised America would be great again. This Twitter user compared it to former Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis' botched campaign photo where he posed on an Army tank and was ridiculed by the public

Some Twitter users edited Trump's photo to make it appear that he's holding a 'Dictatorships for Dummies' book

This Photoshop savvy social media critic edited the image to make it seem like Trump was holding a porn magazine with Stormy Williams on the cover 

This Twitter user compared Trump holding the Bible to Homer Simpson cluelessly leafing through the holy book

The photo was meant to beef up Dukakis military stance and toughen up his appearance in the public eye, but it backfired and instead he was ridiculed by the public for the shot.

MSNBC host Joe Scarborough shared a photo of Dukakis' failed photo op side by side with Trump holding the Bible, proving that Trump's church photo op was just as big a blunder. 

Another Twitter user shared an image of Trump raising the Bible but the words on the book saying 'Dictatorships for Dummies'.   

One Photoshop savvy user edited the photo to be Trump holding a magazine displaying a nude Stormy Daniels, referring to his scandal where Daniels filed a lawsuit against the president for making her sign a nondisclosure agreement following their alleged tryst.   

One Twitter user noted that the president seemed to awkwardly hold the Bible saying: 'Trump holds a Bible like he's never touched a book before'

Meanwhile some social media critics slammed the president for holding the Bible seemingly upside down

This Twitter user joked that Trump brought out to Bible to refer to its final book Revelations, which talks about the end of the world

Others took a more serious note and compared the Trump's Bible photo to images of other dictators including Hitler and Saddam Hussein who held important religious texts in photo opportunities

This Twitter user painted Trump's face to turn him into a clown

Others took a more serious note and compared the Trump's Bible photo to images of other dictators including Hitler and Saddam Hussein who held important religious texts in photo opportunities. 

One Twitter user noted that the president seemed to awkwardly hold the Bible saying: 'Trump holds a Bible like he's never touched a book before.' 

Meanwhile some social media critics slammed the president for holding the Bible seemingly upside down.