Pope Leo Says He Has ‘No Fear of the Trump Administration’ After the President Calls Him ‘Weak’

Pope Leo has responded after President Donald Trump called him “WEAK on Crime” and “terrible for Foreign Policy” in a post on Truth Social.

“I have no fear of the Trump administration, or speaking out loudly of the message of the Gospel, which is what I believe I am here to do,” Leo, 70, said on Monday, April 13, per the New York Times.

“To put my message on the same plane as what the president has attempted to do here, I think is not understanding what the message of the Gospel is,” he continued. “And I’m sorry to hear that but I will continue on what I believe is the mission of the church in the world today.”

When asked about Trump’s remarks, Leo said that he found the name of the social media platform “ironic.”

The former reality star, 79, previously blasted the pope on Truth Social after he criticized the United States’ war with Iran.

“I don’t want a Pope who thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon,” Trump wrote in the post published on Sunday, April 12. “I don’t want a Pope who thinks it’s terrible that America attacked Venezuela, a Country that was sending massive amounts of Drugs into the United States and, even worse, emptying their prisons, including murderers, drug dealers, and killers, into our Country.”

He added that he didn’t “want a Pope who criticizes the President of the United States because I’m doing exactly what I was elected, IN A LANDSLIDE, to do.”

The president also claimed responsibility for Leo being appointed as the pope.

“He wasn’t on any list to be Pope, and was only put there by the Church because he was an American, and they thought that would be the best way to deal with President Donald J. Trump,” he continued. “If I wasn’t in the White House, Leo wouldn’t be in the Vatican.”