Trump posts a picture of himself as a Pope

JThe US conclusions have selected in US days before the papal consequence and a new leader of the Catholic Church-that President Donald Trump published an idea of ​​himself as a pope.

Trump started his social media platform Truth on Friday, May 2, to share a picture of itself in the traditional papal clothing. The official social media account of the White House later released the picture on X.

The picture received a mixed reaction, with a critic said that it was “quite insulting for Catholics”.

Since the death of Pope Francis Francis on Easter Monday, the Catholic community – together with the rest of the world – has waited excited about who will follow him. This decision is made during the papal conclave, which is scheduled to begin on May 7th.

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Trump's post from himself as the Pope comes just a few days after he teases that he would decide as the successor to Pope Francis.

“I want to be a Pope,” Trump told reporters in front of the White House on April 30 when he was asked about the next Pope. “That would be my number a choice.”

The quip was then strengthened by others – including Senator Lindsay Graham, who joked X that he was “excited” that the president “open to the idea of ​​being the next Pope”.

Trump continued and suggested the New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the Archbishop of New York, as a candidate as the next Pope. Dolan was viewed as Trump's preferred cardinal and delivered traditional prayers at both openings.

“I have to say we have a cardinal who happens to be in a place called New York that is very good,” said Trump.

On May 1st, Trump signed an executive regulation in which the “Religious Freedom Commission” was laid down, and named Cardinal Dolan as one of the people who will act as a member.

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The President visited Pope Francis on Saturday, April 26, but the two had a complicated relationship, since the Catholic church leader with Trump's mass shifting efforts strongly contradicted and said that the practice “damages many men and women and whole families”.