Trump blasts Pope Leo after pontiff’s veiled jabs over Iran warfare, immigration

President Trump slammed Pope Leo XIV for being “weak on crime,” and “horrible for international coverage” in a prolonged Reality Social submit Sunday evening.

“Pope Leo is WEAK on Crime, and horrible for Overseas Coverage,” Trump wrote.

“I don’t need a Pope who thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon. I don’t need a Pope who thinks it’s horrible that America attacked Venezuela, a Nation that was sending large quantities of Medicine into the US and, even worse, emptying their prisons, together with murderers, drug sellers, and killers, into our Nation,” he continued.

President Donald Trump speaking with reporters during the White House Easter Egg Roll. — President Trump stated Pope Leo “ought to get his act collectively as Pope, use Frequent Sense, cease catering to the Radical Left, and concentrate on being a Nice Pope, not a Politician,” on Reality Social Sunday. AP

**NO LIBRI** Italy, Rome, Vatican, 2026/4/11 Pope Leo XIV presides over a prayer vigil for peace inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Photograph by ALESSIA GIULIANI / Catholic Press Photo — Trump’s remarks come after the pontiff denounced the US-Israeli warfare with Iran as “atrocious” and stated Jesus can’t be ⁠used to justify any wars.

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“And I don’t need a Pope who criticizes the President of the US as a result of I’m doing precisely what I used to be elected, IN A LANDSLIDE, to do, setting Report Low Numbers in Crime, and creating the Biggest Inventory Market in Historical past.”

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