Trump’s Words About the Pope Were a Joke? <\/p>\n
In the U.S., attempts have been made to justify Donald Trump for his controversial message about the Vatican. In particular, Vice President JD Vance referred to it as a joke.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
As reported by RBC-Ukraine, Vance made this statement during the Special Report program on Fox News.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Also read:<\/strong> Promises of a little girl? Why Trump’s rating is rapidly falling after a year in power, – The Times<\/p>\n “Unfiltered” Communication as a Style<\/p>\n Vance defended the way the Trump administration communicates with the public. According to him, the president’s posts on social media are an “unfiltered” way to convey a message directly to the people, without intermediaries.<\/p>\n Vance characterized Trump’s message about Pope Leo XIV as a joke and saw nothing offensive in it.<\/p>\n Immigration: No Concessions Will Be Made<\/p>\n Regarding the criticism from the pontiff, Vance gave a clear response: the U.S. will not change its immigration policy under external pressure.<\/p>\n He stated that the administration makes decisions based on the interests of American citizens, rather than taking into account remarks from foreign leaders, including the head of the Catholic Church.<\/p>\n What Preceded This<\/p>\n Recall that the scandal erupted on April 12, when U.S. President Donald Trump posted a sharp message directed at Pope Leo XIV on his social media platform Truth Social.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n He called the pontiff “weak on crime” and “terrible on foreign policy,” and stated that he “doesn’t like a pope who is willing to give Iran nuclear weapons.”<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Pope Leo XIV himself reacted with restraint. As RBC-Ukraine reported, the pontiff stated that he is not afraid of pressure from the White House and will continue to speak out against war.<\/p>\n On the other hand, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni publicly condemned the words of the American president.<\/p>\n She called Trump’s remarks about the Holy Father “unacceptable” and emphasized that the Pope has every right to call for peace and condemn any war.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Trump’s words about the Pope were a joke? In the U.S., attempts were made to justify Donald Trump for his controversial message about the Vatican. In particular, Vice President JD Vance referred to it as a joke.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":69446,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"magazine_newspaper_sidebar_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-69565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-society-en"],"yoast_head":"\n