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Trump reacts to first American Pope Robert Prevost being chosen as he gives Melania big kiss at White House event: Live updates

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President Donald Trump cheered the election of the first American Pope Robert Prevost, who will be known as Pope Leo XIV.

‘I’ve seen the smoke but I haven’t seen the pope,’ he told reporters at a military families event at the White House alongside his wife Melania.

Trump was in a gleeful mood, planting several big smooches on Melania’s cheeks throughout the event.

He later wrote on Truth Social that it is an ‘honor to realize’ he’s the first American in the top position and says he’s looking forward to meeting in person.

Trump calls it an ‘honor,’ as Vatican names first U.S.-born Pope

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV appears at the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

President Donald Trump reacted to history’s first U.S.-born Pope Thursday afternoon on Truth Social at Pope Leo made his debut.

Congratulations to Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who was just named Pope. It is such an honor to realize that he is the first American Pope. What excitement, and what a Great Honor for our Country. I look forward to meeting Pope Leo XIV. It will be a very meaningful moment!

JD Vance congratulates Pope Leo XIV

Vice President JD Vance reacted to the news of Pope Leo XIV’s election on Thursday afternoon.

‘Congratulations to Leo XIV, the first American Pope, on his election!’ he wrote on X. ‘I’m sure millions of American Catholics and other Christians will pray for his successful work leading the Church. May God bless him!’

Vance converted to the Catholic faith in 2019 and was one of the last public officials to meet with Pope Francis before he died.

The vice president did not respond the pope’s former posts on X sharing op-eds and articles critical of President Trump and Vance when he was Cardinal Robert Provost.

Marco Rubio jokes about his FOUR jobs

By Katelyn Caralle, Senior U.S. Political Reporter

Secretary of State Marco Rubio poked fun at his unprecedented number of important and high profile positions within President Donald Trump ‘s administration.

Beyond running the entire State Department, the former senator was most recently appointed as Acting National Security Advisor when Mike Waltz vacated the post as he was reassigned as nominee for Ambassador to the United Nations.

‘When I joined the administration, early on they said, you know, one of the initiatives we are pursuing is to increase efficiency in government,’ Rubio said in remarks at the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute Gala on Thursday.

In essence they want to be able to do more while, you know, spending less.

And for example, they said, one of the things we want you to look at is consolidation. Can you take, for example, what today are four jobs and give them all to one person? And I said, that sounds like a great idea, let’s do that across the government.

Little did I know they just meant me.

Marco Rubio’s response to Trump giving him four major jobs
Secretary of State Marco Rubio poked fun at his unprecedented number of important and high profile positions within President Donald Trump’s administration.

Trump makes surprise appearance outside of the West Wing and talks about Pope Leo

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House, Thursday, May 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

By Nikki Schwab, Chief Campaign Correspondent at the White House

President Donald Trump made a surprise appearance outside the West Wing Thursday and was peppered with questions about Pope Leo – the first U.S. born Pope.

Trump expressed delight that an American was picked.

‘That’s a great honor, that’s a great honor,’ he said, echoing wording he used in a Truth Social post. ‘I was watching it and they said, “He’s from America.” I said, that’s great.’

The president was less pleased when asked if he regretted posting an AI image of himself dressed as the Pope on social media over the weekend.

‘What’s next?’ he asked.

The president explained that he had popped his head out to escort golf great Tiger Woods outside.

Daily Mail exclusively reported that Woods is dating Trump’s former daughter-in-law Vanessa, the first wife of Donald Trump Jr.

‘You saw Tiger, you saw Tiger?’ he asked the gathered reporters. ‘Great champion, great guy.’

Trump ‘urged Speaker Johnson to raise top tax rate’

President Trump privately urged House Speaker Mike Johnson during a phone call on Wednesday to raise the tax rate on the wealthiest Americans, Reuters reported.

He also reportedly urged the closing of the carried interest loophole for Wall Street investors.

Trump and Johnson spoke as the Republican-controlled House of Representatives prepares to unveil landmark legislation to extend the president’s 2017 tax cuts.

The president is pushing to raise the top tax rate from 37 percent to 39.6 percent for individuals earning over $2.5 million, Reuters reported.

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 6: U.S. Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) takes a question from a reporter during a news conference following a House Republican conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol on May 6, 2025 in Washington, DC. House Republicans continue to work on finding consensus to their budget plan. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***

Congress celebrates the selection of American pope Leo XIV

Jon Michael Raasch, Political Reporter for DailyMail.com

Congressional leadership celebrated the announcement of the first-ever American pope on Thursday.

‘Congratulations to Pope Leo XIV. May God bless the first American papacy in these historic days,’ Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., posted on X.

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a noted Catholic, celebrated by posting: ‘Let us thank God for His Holiness Pope Leo XIV and for this vision of unity.’

‘Joyfully, people around the world have learned of a new Pope elected by one of the largest and most diverse conclaves ever — and the first American pope in history,’ she wrote.

As a Cardinal, Pope Leo XIV shared articles critical of JD Vance and Donald Trump

The newly elected pope, Leo XIV, shared articles and op-eds on his X account when he was a cardinal that were critical of Vice President JD Vance’s Catholic defence of the adminstration’s immigration poliices.

The cardinal did not author the articles, but clearly wanted the share the message that was included to the Catholic faithful.

In another post, he reposted an article critical of Trump’s deportation policies.

Vance, a recent Catholic convert, has not reacted yet to the papal election or the posts on social media.

New Pope Robert Prevos’s tweets about Trump and JD Vance resurface and reveal EXACTLY what he thinks of MAGA

The new Pope may be American, but he is no fan of President Donald Trump, according to his social media posts.

Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected as the first American Pope on Thursday, becoming the religious leader of Catholics across the globe.

The new Pope, who will be known as Pope Leo XIV, has criticized the Trump administration’s moves on immigration repeatedly and expressed support for progressive causes.

His last retweet, on April 14, slams the Trump administration’s deportation of undocumented migrant and Maryland resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El Salvador.

The post reads: ‘Do you not see the suffering? Is your conscience not disturbed? How can you stay quiet?’

New Pope’s tweets about Trump reveal EXACTLY what he thinks of MAGA
Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected as the first American Pope on Thursday, becoming the religious leader of Catholics.

Trump gives shoutout to Melania for Mother’s Day

By Nikki Schwab, Chief Campaign Correspondent at the White House

President Donald Trump gushed over first lady Melania Trump’s mothering Thursday at an East Room event celebrating military moms ahead of Mother’s Day.

The Trumps entered the East Room together, as the president headed to the podium to introduce his wife.

Melania hasn’t moved back into the White House full-time, instead splitting her time between Washington, D.C., Mar-a-Lago and New York’s Trump Tower.

‘I especially want to thank one of the best moms that I know, that I’ve ever seen. Sometimes she’s almost too good,’ Trump told the mostly female crowd about his wife. ‘She is so good with Barron, but he’s grown up strong and nice. He’s a good boy. He’s a good student,’

He then added, ‘So I want to thank you, you’ve done a good job.’

In a rare emotional moment, the 78-year-old president also paid tribute to his own mother, Mary, who passed away in the year 2000.

Trump gushes over Melania’s mothering of son Barron and his own mom
President Donald Trump gushed over first lady Melania Trump ‘s mothering Thursday at an East Room event celebrating military moms ahead of Mother’s Day.

Bernie Sanders squirms as he squeaks out bizarre defense for flying on $7M private jet with AOC

Jon Michael Raasch, Political Reporter for DailyMail.com

Bernie Sanders offered a bizarre defense for using private jets while traveling the country to speak on his ‘Fighting Oligarchy’ tour, during which he slammed billionaires.

The democratic socialist and environmental campaigner said he should not be expected to ‘wait in line’ for commercial flights.

Sanders, 83, a longtime Vermont senator and two-time presidential candidate, said he made ‘no apologies’ for the trips.

He told Fox News that ‘you run a campaign, and you do three or four or five rallies in a week, the only way you can go around to talk to 30,000 people,’ is by private jet.

‘You think I’m going to be sitting on a waiting line at United while, what, 30,000 people are waiting around?’ Sanders said. ‘It’s the only way you can get around. No apologies for that.’

Last month, Sanders was spotted along with fellow progressive Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez jet setting from stop to stop aboard a cushy Bombardier Challenger jet that reportedly costs $15,000 per hour to operate.

Bernie Sanders squirms as he squeaks out defense for flying private
Progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders could not be bothered to wait in airport lines while traveling the country to speak at his ‘Fighting Oligarchy’ tour, the Green New Dealer said.
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Trump and Melania pucker up as she hosts military moms at the White House

US President Donald Trump kissies US First Lady Melania Trump as they participate in a celebration of military mothers in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 8, 2025. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump kissies US First Lady Melania Trump as they participate in a celebration of military mothers in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 8, 2025. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

By Nikki Schwab, Chief Campaign Correspondent at the White House

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump made several public displays of affection as she hosted military moms in the White House’s East Room in anticipation of the Mother’s Day holiday.

The president introduced his wife at the event – which second lady Usha Vance and Vice President J.D. Vance also attended.

He remarked what a great job she did with Barron, who at 19 is a college freshman at New York University.

‘I especially want to thank one of the best moms that I know, that I’ve ever seen. Sometimes she’s almost too good. She is so good with Barron, but he’s grown up strong and nice. He’s a good boy. He’s a good student,’ Trump told his wife, who was seated in the front row. ‘So I want to thank you, you’ve done a good job.’

When Melania came onstage to speak, the president gave her a kiss on the cheek.

He also smooched her when she was seated among audience members that included Attorney General Pam Bondi, press secretary Karoline Leavitt and GOP Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst.

 

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