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A brief history of Trump's feud with Pope Francis [View all]
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/21/g-s1-61636/trump-pope-francisPresident Trump has acknowledged the pope's death in a one-line post on Truth Social, writing: "Rest in Peace Pope Francis! May God Bless him and all who loved him!"
Trump and Francis clashed repeatedly in recent years. Trump praised the pope at the start of Francis's papacy, in 2013, several years before Trump reached the White House.
"The new Pope is a humble man, very much like me, which probably explains why I like him so much!" Trump tweeted in December of that year, several months after Francis became pope.
Things soured soon after. During the 2016 election, Francis roundly criticized Trump's campaign proposal to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Trump and Francis clashed repeatedly in recent years. Trump praised the pope at the start of Francis's papacy, in 2013, several years before Trump reached the White House.
"The new Pope is a humble man, very much like me, which probably explains why I like him so much!" Trump tweeted in December of that year, several months after Francis became pope.
Things soured soon after. During the 2016 election, Francis roundly criticized Trump's campaign proposal to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Much more at the link.
EDITED to add this very telling photo from Trump's meeting with the Pope in 2017.
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