'Leo should get his act together': Trump attacks Pope over Iran comments

Middle East Eye · April 13, 2026 Politics

'Leo should get his act together': Trump attacks Pope over Iran comments US President Donald Trump criticised Pope Leo XIV after the pontiff called for an end to the war with Iran and warned against what he described as a “delusion of omnipotence” driving the conflict. In a social media post, Trump called the pope “weak on crime” and “terrible for foreign policy,” saying, “Leo should get his act together. ” He added that he did not want a pope who “thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a nuclear weapon.

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