Critics Damn Trump After ‘Unhinged’ Late-Night Attack On Pope | EUROtoday
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Critics are placing President Donald Trump on blast after he attacked Pope Leo XIV in a Sunday evening rant.
In a prolonged Truth Social submit that ran greater than 300 phrases, Trump slammed the pope for being “WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy.”
“I don’t want a Pope who criticizes the President of the United States because I’m doing exactly what I was elected, IN A LANDSLIDE, to do, setting Record Low Numbers in Crime, and creating the Greatest Stock Market in History.”
Trump additionally took credit score for the Chicago-born pope’s election, claiming the College of Cardinals chosen the first-ever American pontiff final yr as a result of “they thought that would be the best way to deal with President Donald J. Trump.”
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He repeated his grievances just a little later when he spoke to reporters as he returned to Washington from Miami on Sunday evening.
“I don’t think he’s doing a very good job,” Trump mentioned. “He likes crime, I guess.”
He additionally referred to as the pontiff “a very liberal person” and “a man that doesn’t believe in stopping crime.”
“I’m not a fan of Pope Leo,” he added.
Trump’s assault got here after the pope repeatedly referred to as for peace amid the continued struggle with Iran.
He did so once more on Saturday.
“Enough of the idolatry of self and money!” Leo mentioned throughout a night prayer service, based on The Associated Press. “Enough of the display of power! Enough of war!”
The pope didn’t point out Trump by title as he described the “delusion of omnipotence” as a menace to world stability, however the feedback apparently triggered the president.
On Monday, the pope informed Reuters he wasn’t going to get right into a debate with Trump, however mentioned he would proceed to “speak out loudly against war.”
Trump’s critics fired again on X:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-attacks-pope-leo_n_69dc5bc0e4b00247ba9bd6b4