When asked asked about his comments toward the U.S.-born head of the Catholic Church, Trump said “He was very much against what I’m doing with regard to Iran, and you cannot have a nuclear Iran. Pope Leo would not be happy with the end result,” Trump said, adding, “I think he’s very weak on crime and other things, so I’m not” going to apologize.
“He went public," the Republican president added. "I’m just responding to Pope Leo.”
Leo said Saturday during an evening prayer service at St. Peter’s Basilica that a " delusion of omnipotence" was fueling the U.S.-Israel war in Iran.
The president criticized the pope in a lengthy social media post while flying back to Washington from Florida on Sunday night. He kept up the denunciation after deplaning, telling reporters, “I’m not a fan of Pope Leo."
