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