Donald Trump vs. Pope Leo XIV

Written & Narrated by Jim Geraghty

A president and a pope disagree in public. The theological stakes are higher than the political ones.

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Split image showing President Donald Trump speaking and gesturing on the left, and Pope Leo XIV in white papal attire smiling on the right.

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Left: President Donald Trump at the White House, May 12, 2025. Right: Pope Leo XIV in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, March 11, 2026.

Jim Geraghty

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Jim Geraghty

Jim Geraghty is the senior political correspondent of National Review.

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