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President Donald Trump appears to person his oculus connected a caller gig aft being backmost successful nan Oval Office for conscionable complete 100 days.
On Friday, nan president posted an AI-generated image of himself arsenic nan pope connected Truth Social, and it has gone viral. Less than a week anterior to nan post, Trump was successful Rome attending nan ceremonial for nan precocious Pope Francis. As nan Vatican searches for a caller pontiff, it seems Trump is jokingly throwing his chapeau successful nan ring.
President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself arsenic nan pope connected Truth Social connected Friday, May 2, 2025. (@realDonaldTrump/Truth Social)
TRUMP JOKES HE'D LIKE TO BE POPE, 'NUMBER 1 CHOICE' — THEN NAMES A REAL CONTENDER
The station was met pinch a wide scope of reactions—from immoderate who recovered it funny to others who said it was offensive.
Townhall columnist Dustan Grage dismissed critics, saying that astir of those he saw complaining astir nan station were atheists and that their opinions didn’t matter.
"Memes depicting Trump arsenic Christ person been and ever will beryllium called retired arsenic blasphemy. The Pope image is really funny. Calm down, folks," Grage wrote.
Meanwhile, Democratic activistic and influencer Harry Sisson accused "MAGA" of electing a "man-child."
President Donald Trump holds an 'Investing successful America' arena successful nan White House successful Washington, D.C., April 30, 2025. (REUTERS/Leah Millis)
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Earlier this week, erstwhile asked astir who he would want to spot return complete the Vatican, Trump joked that he wanted to beryllium pope.
"I’d for illustration to beryllium pope. That’d beryllium my number 1 choice," Trump said, earlier clarifying that he was joking and naming a imaginable action — Archbishop of New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan.
Cardinals, including Dolan, are group to stitchery astatine nan Vatican for nan conclave connected May 7, erstwhile they will ballot for nan adjacent pope. However, dissimilar secular elections, candidates for pope attraction connected dream and reflection alternatively than campaigning.
Archbishop of New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan walks to talk to nan media aft holding greeting wide aft nan decease of Pope Francis was announced by nan Vatican, astatine St Patrick's Cathedral successful Manhattan, New York City, April 21, 2025. (Adam Gray/Reuters)
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"Last clip successful 2013, erstwhile we had nan opening prayer—because dream is extraordinarily important—we had a reflection fixed by a awesome Franciscan preacher," Dolan told Martha MacCallum connected "The Story." "He said, 'Eminences, you're each frightened because you person a reliable occupation to elite nan adjacent pope. ... Let maine put your mind astatine ease. It's easy. The Holy Spirit has already chosen nan adjacent pope. Your occupation is to find retired who it is’."
Contenders to switch Pope Francis see Cardinal Pietro Parolin, nan Vatican's Secretary of State; Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle; Cardinal Peter Erdo; Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu; Cardinal Raymond Burke; and Cardinal Matteo Zuppi.
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