Christopher Hale

I mean, this is the president of the United States attacking Pope Leo XIV.

Mind you, an American-born pope, the only American-born pope

Probably, maybe ever, that we'll elect another one after him for a long time.

So it's an extraordinary moment.

The latest that we have heard is that Pope Leo was made aware of this early morning hours in Rome.

And so we expect him to be asked about it.

And I think that what we'll find is that Pope Leo is not going to engage in one-on-one tit-for-tats with Donald Trump.

He's gonna look the other way.

This was a stunning attack.

I think the most part of it that struck me the most was that Donald Trump credited himself

for getting pope leo elected um i want to note something catholics who are watching probably know this but others might not in the conclave it's believed the catholic belief is that the holy spirit which is god which is part we have a triune god father son holy spirit

The Holy Spirit is the director of the election of a Pope.

So God helps elect the Pope.

God is in play in the Pope.

And Donald Trump has said that, no, no, no, he helped elect the Pope.

He got the Pope elected.

And we saw that grotesque image of him depicting himself as Jesus Christ.

That is the answer tonight.

Donald Trump has said that the vicar of Christ, Pope Leo XIV, we believe he acts and ministers in the name of Jesus Christ.

he is not the vicar of Christ, that Donald Trump is the vicar of Christ.