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In an apparent response, Trump criticized the Pope for “promoting the radical left” and failing to support the US on national security matters. “I like his brother Lewis more than I like him, because Lewis is total MAGA,” Trump wrote, referring to Louis Prevost, who lives in Florida. “He gets it, and Leo doesn’t!”<\/p>\n
Trump said, “I don’t want a Pope who thinks it’s OK for Iran to have nuclear weapons. I don’t want a Pope who thinks it’s terrible that the United States invaded Venezuela.” <\/p>\n
The US President, who was Presbyterian, followed his remarks with a post<\/a> Presenting his image as a Christ-like figure healing a sick man while eagles and jet planes fly overhead. <\/p>\n Trump also questioned the legitimacy of Leo’s election, claiming without evidence that his own presidency had enabled the Pope to ascend to the Throne of St. Peter. The Pope’s behavior, he said, “is damaging the Catholic Church!”<\/p>\n Trump fumed, “Leo should be grateful because, as everyone knows, he was a wonderful surprise.” “He was not on any list to be Pope, and was put there by the Church simply because he was an American, and they thought it would be the best way to deal with President Donald J. Trump. If I wasn’t in the White House, Leo wouldn’t be in the Vatican.”<\/p>\n This is not the first time Trump has done this clashed with the Vatican<\/a>. Leo’s predecessor, Pope Francis, was a frequent critic of the president. And Leo has condemned the Trump administration treatment of migrants<\/a> And in an interview with Politico expressed regret over the president’s attacks on Europe.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n