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Trump Posts Ranting Attack Calling Pope Leo ‘WEAK on Crime’

By Kanishka Singh, Reuters
Pope Leo XIV leaves after presiding over a Prayer Vigil and Rosary for Peace, in Saint Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, April 11, 2026. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
Apr 12, 2026
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President Donald ‌Trump issued an attack on Pope Leo late on Sunday, calling him “WEAK on Crime” and “terrible” for foreign policy after the religious leader criticized Trump’s foreign ⁠and immigration policies.

“Pope Leo is WEAK on Crime and terrible for Foreign Policy,” Trump wrote in a lengthy post on Truth Social.

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Pope Leo XIV leaves after presiding over a Prayer Vigil and Rosary for Peace, in Saint Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, April 11, 2026. REUTERS/Remo Casilli