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Pope Leo XIV has responded to President Trump’s explosive social media message last night, which attacked his woke politics and glaring hypocrisy.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, Trump delivered a blistering takedown of Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pontiff, slamming the Vatican leader as weak on crime, disastrous on foreign policy, and far too cozy with the radical left.
Trump also noted that he recently hosted the Pope’s brother, Louis, at the White House, a man who actually understands the MAGA movement.
Trump wrote on Truth Social:
“Pope Leo is WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy. He talks about “fear” of the Trump Administration, but doesn’t mention the FEAR that the Catholic Church, and all other Christian Organizations, had during COVID when they were arresting priests, ministers, and everybody else, for holding Church Services, even when going outside, and being ten and even twenty feet apart.
I like his brother Louis much better than I like him, because Louis is all MAGA. He gets it, and Leo doesn’t!
I don’t want a Pope who thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon. I don’t want a Pope who thinks it’s terrible that America attacked Venezuela, a Country that was sending massive amounts of Drugs into the United States and, even worse, emptying their prisons, including murderers, drug dealers, and killers, into our Country.
When asked by the Associated Press this morning about Trump’s pose, Pope Leo XIV refused to back down. He stated that he is sharing the message of the Gospel and suggested that Trump had no clue of its meaning.
The pope went on to say he did not view his role as a politician, but he would continue to speak his mind on inherently political matters such as war and multilateral foreign policy.
WATCH:
Pope Leo just FIRED BACK at President Trump:
“To put my message on the same plane as what the President has attempted to do here, I think is not understanding what the message of the Gospel is.”
Video: Associated Press https://t.co/n5NfboQFhG pic.twitter.com/mObl8jD77C
— Morse Report (@MorseReport) April 13, 2026
Pope Leo XIV: The message of the Gospel is very clear: “Blessed are the peacemakers.” I will not shy away from announcing the message of the Gospel.
I’m inviting all people to look for ways of building peace and reconciliation…Of ways of going forward any time that’s possible.
To put my message on the same plane as what the President has attempted to do here, I think, is not understanding what the message of the Gospel is.
I’m sorry to hear that (from Trump)…I do not look at my role as being political or a politician. I don’t want to get into a debate with him; I don’t think the message of the Gospel is to be used in the way some people are doing.
And I will continue to speak loudly against war and to promote peace, dialogue, and multilateral relationships among states.
Too many people are suffering in the world today. Too many innocent people are being killed, and someone has to stand up and say there’s a better way.
As TGP notes, however, the pope started this verbal fight with Trump after he condemned President Trump’s iron-fisted Iran warning as “truly unacceptable.”
By blasting Trump’s ultimatum to the bloodthirsty Iranian regime, the pontiff sided with the mullahs over American strength.
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