{"id":27441,"date":"2025-05-13T15:15:12","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T15:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=27441"},"modified":"2025-05-13T15:15:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T15:15:12","slug":"pope-leo-shades-donald-trump-after-president-seemingly-tried-to-take-credit-for-historical-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=27441","title":{"rendered":"Pope Leo ‘shades’ Donald Trump after president seemingly tried to take credit for historical event"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Pope Leo XIV’s comments at his first ever press conference as head of the Catholic Church have been interpreted as a subtle dig at Trump – after the US president seemed to take credit for him getting the role in the first place.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pope Leo\u2019<\/a>s appointment marked the first time in history that an\u00a0American<\/a>\u00a0had been voted in to take the position as leader of the\u00a0Catholic<\/a>\u00a0world.<\/p>\n

And surprisingly\u00a0Trump<\/a>\u00a0argued that his return to the White House\u00a0played a role in this<\/a>, despite him not having anything to do with the conclave process that selects a new pope.<\/p>\n

Writing on Truth Social on May 12, Trump insisted because he \u2018won the Catholic vote\u2019 he had influenced the appointment of Pope Leo.<\/p>\n

He made this rather odd claim while taking shots at ABC\u2019s Martha Raddatz.<\/p>\n

In a post, he said: \u201cSo funny to watch old timer Martha Raditz on ABC Fake News (the Slopadopolus show!) this morning, blurt out that, effectively, Pope Leo\u2019s selection had nothing to do with Donald Trump.<\/p>\n

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Trump suggested he influenced the pope’s selection during a rant on Truth Social(Anna Moneymaker\/Getty Images)<\/cite><\/div>\n

\u201cIt came out of nowhere, but it was on her Trump Deranged Mind. Remember, I did WIN the Catholic Vote, by a lot! Bob Iger should do something about the losers and haters he\u2019s got on his low rated shows. It\u2019s time for change. MAGA!!!\u201d<\/p>\n

Hours later, Pope Leo delivered his first press conference, which has ironically been interpreted by some as a \u2018shade\u2019 at Trump – who, if his past tweets are anything to go by, he\u00a0doesn’t see eye to eye with<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Speaking to journalists in Italian at a press conference at the Vatican on May 12, he called for more understanding and open dialogue and praised journalists for their work, vastly contrasting Trump\u2019s usual attack on the media.<\/p>\n

Pope Leo said: \u201cThe way we communicate is of fundamental importance: We must say \u2018no\u2019 to the war of words and images, we must reject the paradigm of war.<\/p>\n

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Pope Leo called for the end of a war of words between people and praised journalists(ALBERTO PIZZOLI\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/cite><\/div>\n

\u201cLet us disarm communication of all prejudice and resentment, fanaticism, and even hatred; let us free it from aggression. We do not need loud, forceful communication, but rather communication that is capable of listening and of gathering the voices of the weak who have no voice.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speaking more generally about journalists who work the most dangerous of jobs, he praised them for their dedication to their craft, even at the cost of their well-being.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cThe Church recognizes these witnesses\u2014I am thinking of those who report on war even at the cost of their lives\u2014the courage of those who defend dignity, justice, and the right of people to be informed, because only informed individuals can make free choices.\u201d<\/p>\n

Many thought his message about ‘loud, forceful communication’ was a dig at Trump given his frequent all caps Truth Social posts and divisive comments, with one Twitter user commenting on a tweet about the pope’s speech: “Cc: @WhiteHouse @realDonaldTrump”<\/p>\n

Others described the comments as ‘shading Trump’.<\/p>\n

Following the press conference, the pope was asked by NewsNation correspondent Robert Sherman if he had ‘any message for the United States’.<\/p>\n

His loaded reply was: “Many. God bless you all.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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