Trump’s latest target isn’t a rival politician. It’s the American-born Pope.
In a stunning week of escalation, Donald Trump branded Pope Leo “WEAK on Crime,” while Vice President JD Vance — a convert to Catholicism — openly accused the pontiff of meddling in U.S. policy. As Leo vows to defy the White House and condemn war, a brutal question looms ov…
The clash between Donald Trump and Pope Leo has become something far bigger than a war of words. On one side stands a president who frames strength through military action and border crackdowns; on the other, a pope insisting that moral authority means rejecting violence, even when it comes from his own homeland. When Leo condemns the war in Iran and the suffering it unleashes, he is not merely criticizing policy; he is challenging the very story America tells itself about power and justice.