Pope issues diplomatic version of “Whatchu talkin’ about, Willis?”
Without naming Trump directly, or mentioning the Orange Menace's degrading mental capacity, the pontiff delivered a Vatican-approved version of “that is not remotely what I said.”
After Donald Trump repeatedly claimed that Pope Leo XIV supports Iran obtaining nuclear weapons, the pope responded with a calm reminder that the Catholic Church has consistently opposed nuclear weapons for decades.
Without responding to Trump’s comments directly, Leo said in remarks transcribed by Vatican correspondent Michael Haynes, “I have already spoken from the first moment ‘peace be with you.’ The mission of the Church is to preach the Gospel, to preach peace. If anyone wants to criticize me for proclaiming the Gospel, let them do so truthfully.
“The Church has spoken out against all nuclear weapons for years, so there is no doubt about that,” he added.
While he pope did not name Trump, his comments were a clear rebuke of the president, issued just days before Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to visit Rome.
Without naming Trump directly, or mentioning the Orange Menace’s degrading mental capacity, the pontiff delivered a Vatican-approved version of “that is not remotely what I said.”
Secretary of State for the United States Marco Rubio gifted the Pontiff with a crystal football at their meeting in the Vatican. I wonder if anyone in the Trump administration considered the optics of that exchange?
I saw it as a to reminder to the Pope that he doesn't have a nuclear football and he better watch his mouth or his pretty little principality could be eliminated by the guy who has an operational nuclear football.
Trump acts like a Mafia Don and Rubio acts like his Capo de Regime. I swear that gift was meant to send a message like the horse head in the bed of the producer in the movie "The Godfather" (1972).
The best way to insult the orange man is to do it without mentioning his name. He will know that the insult is for him because in his sick mind everything is about him.