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Opinion: Pope Leo Attacked Trump First, On Several Occasions, Not the Other Way Around, by Christopher Tremoglie – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

Opinion: Pope Leo Attacked Trump First, On Several Occasions, Not the Other Way Around, by Christopher Tremoglie

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By Christopher Tremoglie, The Washington Examiner, April 14, 2026

Much has been made about the recent social media post made by President Donald Trump criticizing Pope Leo XIV as being “WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy.” In typical Trump-responsive fashion, many expressed outrage at the gall of the president to criticize the leader of the Catholic Church. Political charlatans rebuked Trump, accusing him of many false things that accompany hyperbolic and senseless condemnations predicated on emotional outbursts and not facts or reality. Because while many immediately rushed to vilify Trump, we must acknowledge the facts: The pope attacked Trump first, not the other way around. …