Trump Lambasts ‘Weak’ Leo XIV, Urges Him To ‘Focus On Being A Great Pope, Not A Politician’
1 sourceUpdated Jul 1, 2026
President Donald Trump fired off his most public and intense criticism of Pope Leo XIV in a lengthy Sunday night post to Truth Social and in later remarks to journalists, calling the spiritual head of the Catholic…
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