Trump accuses pope of ‘endangering a lot of Catholics’ with Iran war stance
Rubio is set to meet the pope as the White House tries to cool a dispute over Trump’s false claim on Iran and nuclear weapons.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump accused Pope Leo XIV of "endangering a lot of Catholics" in a radio interview, repeating his false claim that the pontiff supports Iran acquiring nuclear weapons.
- Tensions escalated after Trump called Pope Leo "weak on crime" and "terrible for foreign policy" on April 12, while the pontiff has consistently condemned nuclear weapons and the Iran war.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio travels to the Vatican on Thursday, May 7, to meet Pope Leo and discuss U.S.-Vatican relations amid the president's escalating rhetoric.
- Rubio sought to downplay the rift Tuesday, but Pope Leo reaffirmed that the Church "has spoken out against all nuclear weapons for years," directly contradicting Trump's claims.
- Rubio's agenda extends beyond Iran to include Middle East policy, Cuba, and repairing ties with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, whom Trump recently berated over her defense of the Pope.
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The US President, shortly before his foreign minister's visit to the Vatican, again attacks the Pope for his attitude against Trump's war in Iran. He counters: criticism yes – but "with the truth".
After allegations from Washington that he is trivializing Iran's nuclear plans, the Pope contradicts: nuclear weapons strongly reject the Church. While US President Trump is intensifying criticism, Foreign Minister Rubio is trying to deescalate.
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Trump again assails Pope Leo, potentially complicating Rubio’s visit to the Vatican this week
Trump accused Pope Leo XIV of helping Iran, saying the pontiff is making the world less safe with his comments about the importance of not treating immigrants with disrespect.
New York.- The President of the United States, Donald Trump, again launched criticisms against Pope Leo XIV, which could complicate a visit to rebuild relations that his Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, plans to conduct this week to the Vatican. In an interview with conservative commentator Hugh Hewitt, Trump stated that the first U.S.-born pontiff is helping Iran and that, in addition, he is making the world less secure with his comments on the…
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