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The Trump and Leo Chronicles: A President and a Pope Square Off over Iran and Its Aftermath
The post drew accusations of blasphemy as Trump said he saw himself as a doctor and refused to apologize.
- On Sunday, President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image depicting himself as a Christ-like figure healing a sick person. Trump deleted the post on Monday, claiming he thought it depicted him as a doctor.
- Trump criticized Pope Leo XIV late Sunday, calling the pontiff "WEAK on crime" and "terrible for Foreign Policy" after the Pope declared his threats toward Iran "truly unacceptable." The escalating feud marks Trump's sharpest clash with the Vatican since 2016.
- Bishop Robert Barron of the Religious Liberty Commission called the post "entirely inappropriate and disrespectful," demanding an apology. Conservative commentator Erick Erickson warned that Christian supporters are "waking up to his blasphemy" amid the dispute.
- Leo told reporters Monday aboard the papal airplane he has "no fear of the Trump administration" and will continue preaching the Gospel. Trump refused to apologize, insisting the Pope's criticisms of his Iran policies were wrong.
- Catholics were vital to Trump's 2024 win, with 55% supporting his candidacy—the most of any presidential candidate in decades. This clash risks alienating a demographic that has remained loyal, though Trump's base has historically proven resilient to controversy.
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The dispute over the war against the Iranian regime has opened another rift within the MAGA movement, confronting conservative Catholics with Trump's Catholic followers and creating tensions between those who support Pope Leo XIV and those who consider him an obstacle to the agenda of "America First." The conflict intensified after Trump criticized the pontiff in Social Truth, accusing him of being "weak in crime and terrible in foreign policy,"…
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The Trump and Leo chronicles: A president and a pope square off over Iran and its aftermath
Pope Leo XIV, a studious and soft-spoken cleric, and Donald Trump, an unapologetically bellicose politician, have long been on a rhetorical collision course.
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