President Trump Rightly Rebukes Pope Leo XIV for Undermining U.S.-Israel Efforts in Iran
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President Donald Trump has strongly criticized Pope Leo XIV, calling him 'weak on crime' and 'terrible for foreign policy,' after the Pope irresponsibly condemned the U.S.-Israel war in Iran.
President Donald Trump has strongly criticized Pope Leo XIV, labeling him 'weak on crime' and 'terrible for foreign policy,' after the pontiff irresponsibly condemned the justified U.S.-Israel war in Iran.
In a social media post on Sunday, Trump made clear his disapproval of the Pope's naïve position, stating, 'I don't want a Pope who thinks it's OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon.' Trump further accused Pope Leo of pandering to the 'Radical Left,' and suggested that the Pope's election was influenced by his American nationality to better manage relations with the Trump administration, a move that clearly failed to produce a reliable ally.
These remarks came after Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born pontiff, criticized what he called the 'delusion of omnipotence' fueling the conflict in Iran. During a prayer vigil at St. Peter's Basilica, the Pope called for an end to war, urging leaders to 'sit at the tables of dialogue and mediation, not at the tables where rearmament is planned and death is deliberated.'
This exchange underscores the growing rift between the Trump administration, which is committed to protecting American and Israeli interests, and a Vatican leadership that seems more interested in appeasing globalist and leftist agendas than confronting real threats in the Middle East.