Trump Calls Out Pope Leo for Meeting with ‘Useless’ Chicago Mayor
Trump renewed his feud with the Chicago-born pontiff, saying the mayor is useless and repeating his claim that Iran cannot get a nuclear weapon.
- On Saturday, President Donald Trump criticized Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Pope Leo XIV on Truth Social, calling Johnson 'useless' and urging the pontiff to address Iran's nuclear weapons development.
- Mayor Johnson led a 46-person delegation to Rome on Friday for a private audience with Pope Leo XIV, the Chicago-born pontiff meeting his hometown mayor for the first time since his election.
- Johnson presented the Pope with a miniature Chicago flag and a Chicago Cubs hat, describing the hour-long session as 'awe-inspiring' despite the pontiff's known preference for the White Sox.
- The Pope has previously dismissed Trump's attacks as 'ironic' and stated he has 'no fear of the Trump administration,' marking the latest episode in their recurring public feud.
- Trump has repeatedly labeled the Pope 'WEAK on Crime' over his Iran conflict criticism and accused him of endangering Catholics through his foreign policy positions, intensifying the administration's theological dispute.
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Trump takes aim at Pope Leo XIV meeting with 'useless' Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson at Vatican – Democratic Accent
President Donald Trump called out Pope Leo XIV for meeting with the “useless” Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson over the weekend. “Someone should explain to the Pope that the Mayor of Chicago is useless, and that Iran cannot have a Nuclear Weapon!” Trump wrote on Truth Social Saturday. Trump’s post came after photos emerged of Johnson meeting with the pope, who was born and raised in Chicago, last week at the Vatican. BISHOP BARRON SLAMS ‘ABSURD’ TR…
Meeting between Pope Leo XIV and Chicago mayor met with mixed opinions
The meeting between Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson and Pope Leo XIV drew both positive and negative reactions after the two discussed political topics such as immigration, President Trump and the Iran-Israel conflict.
President Trump Slams Pope’s Decision To Meet With ‘Useless’ US Politician
Among America’s Democrat-run big cities, Chicago remains a consistent innovator in the fields of corruption and crime. And since that city is where the Catholic Church’s first American pope hails from, Leo XIV should know that better than most. That’s why, when the pontiff decided to sit down with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson recently, President...
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