Trump claims credit for new American Pope Leo's election - despite having nothing to do with Conclave

[groundloop]

Source: The Independent

Donald Trump has suggested he played a role in Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV’s election as the new pontiff.

That’s despite the U.S. president having nothing to do with the traditional Conclave process that selects a new pope.

In a Truth Social rant against ABC News Sunday night, Trump sought credit for the election of Pope Leo, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost.

“So funny to watch old timer Martha Raditz on ABC Fake News (the Slopadopolus show!) this morning, blurt out that, effectively, Pope Leo’s selection had nothing to do with Donald Trump,” he wrote on Truth Social. “It came out of nowhere, but it was on her Trump Deranged Mind.”

Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-credit-conclave-pope-leo-xiv-election-b2749213.html

[Botany]

1. The man is nucking futz.

They picked a person of color, who is liberal, works to help the poor, and is from Chicago.

[Canada Kid]

2. The PUKE taking credit for the Pope!

There is a little bit of confusion going on here! The smoke seen billowing out of the Oval Office bathroom window was Trump taking a dump after eating a whole bunch of McDonald's Happy Meals!!

[LostOne4Ever]

3. Who was it that called this?

I KNOW I saw a thread on DU claiming this was going to happen.

Trumps narcissism is bigger than the planet, solar system, or even galaxy!

[sop]

4. Looks like Trump's tariffs are working, we're making Popes in America now.

[niyad]

7. Snicker

[Archae]

5. Trump's groupies are screaming bloody murder at this Pope.

Calling him "woke" and "Marxist."

I mean, considering how Trump's "Christians" use their outlets mostly to beg for money...

[boonecreek]

6. Is there anything this clown won't try to make all about him?

Yeah I know, dumb question. And BTW Donnie, it's spelled "Raddatz".

[AllaN01Bear]

8. always about him. me me me me me me me.

[truthisfreedom]

9. He's right, but for the exact wrong reasons.

Pope Bob (I say that lovingly) was chosen to get under his skin, clearly. He’s from Chicago, the city that Trump hates as much as San Francisco. Bob is just like the previous pope, very much a follower of Jesus’s as principles when it comes to social responsibility, the welfare of the poor, immigrants, women, children, everything that drives Donny Two-Dolls crazy. He’ll be an outspoken opponent of this administration’s policies and he’ll outlive l’orange by decades. He’s the perfect opponent.

[PatSeg]

10. Well in a sense, he could be partially responsible

Pope Leo could be the response to all his evil and cruelty, kind of a Trump antidote.

[republianmushroom]

11. trump says and claims a lot of things,

most of which are false. He lies a lot.

[Mz Pip]

12. If Trump really could influence the Conclave

Dolan or Burke would be Pope.

Perhaps the Conclave picked the antithesis of Trump just to bring some love into the world.

[CBHagman]

13. Well, the word "dignity" will never be associated with Donald John Trump.

Truly it is beyond grotesque to see anyone who is an adult behaving in this manner. All right, perhaps the term adult isn't apropos. Let me just say that I'd hope that someone who is about to turn 79 wouldn't talk like a playground bully.

[SWBTATTReg]

14. No surprise that he would claim so. There were discussions in DU weeks ago that tRUMP would claim credit

for this...

The only thing he can claim (w/ me that is), is that he's one of the most idiotic and stupidest persons on Earth, even worse than a 6-year-old.

[Brainfodder]

15. He started with bible sales and working his way up?

Next thing ya know... Jesus adjacent?