Trump attacks Pope over criticism of Iran war

The US president accuses Leo of being "weak on crime and terrible for foreign policy".

President Trump expressed a strong preference for Lou Prevost, Pope Leo XIV's brother, who is a vocal Trump supporter and has previously shared inflammatory comments online, including a video insulting former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

In a recent '60 Minutes' episode, three prominent American Catholic cardinals criticized President Trump's foreign and domestic policies, particularly his military actions in Iran and Venezuela, marking their first joint televised interview.

A prominent MAGA-aligned Catholic bishop, Robert Barron, publicly demanded that President Trump apologize to Pope Leo XIV for a hostile social media post criticizing the pontiff and depicting Trump as Jesus Christ.

President Trump launched an unprecedented attack on Pope Leo XIV, accusing him of being 'weak on crime' and 'terrible for foreign policy,' following the pontiff's rejection of the Iran war.

President Trump lashed out against Pope Leo XIV, accusing him of being 'WEAK on Crime' and 'terrible for Foreign Policy,' as the leader of the Catholic Church recently emerged as an outspoken critic of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.

President Trump criticized Pope Leo XIV as 'weak' following the pontiff's criticism of the U.S.-Iran war, with the pope responding that he does not fear the Trump administration and will continue advocating for peace.