Trump picks fight with Pope Leo as Iran peace talks dissolve

By: Ashley Murray

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: April 13, 2026

Words: 988

Last Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump lashed out at Pope Leo XIV Sunday night following the pontiff’s sharp criticism of the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran and wider Middle East conflict.

In a lengthy post, littered with falsehoods, on his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump accused the first U.S.-born pope of being “WEAK on crime” and of supporting Iran having a nuclear weapon. The president also invoked the 70-year-old pontiff’s brother, Louis Prevost, “because Louis is …

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