TRUMP SLAMS POPE
President Trump refused to apologize for criticizing Pope Leo XIV's stance on the war in Iran and defended his social media posts.
SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYOutlet credibility · Associated Press97/100 HIGH
411 stories · 96.5–97.3 · updated Sep 25, 2026
This article1 analysis · Apr 18, 2026
SOURCEAssociated Press
Published Apr 13, 2026
tl;dr
President Donald Trump refused to apologize to Pope Leo XIV after criticizing the pontiff's opposition to the U.S. war in Iran, while also dismissing a social media post depicting himself as a Christ-like figure as a misunderstood joke about being a doctor.
Community verdict
20 VOTES
Rated by people, not pundits.● OPEN
People in this story
SWIPE →
Discussion · 0
What's your take?
Loading comments…