The contrast between President Trump and Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV couldn’t be more stark, politically, personally, or in their world views.

Pope Leo XIV had an initial one-word response when asked by a reporter on Monday if he had a message for his native United States. It left observers wondering if the pontiff would soon have more to say about President Donald Trump’s policies.

The 73-year-old Florida man appears to be a staunch Trump supporter who uses his Facebook account to go on the attack.

When Robert Francis Prevost was chosen as the first American pope last week, many joked that it was only a matter of time before Donald Trump claimed credit, as the U.S. president is a huge fan of demanding praise for things he did not do.

Pope Leo XIV’s oldest brother stood by his decision to share a social media post that referred to California Rep. Nancy Pelosi as a “drunk c–t,” declaring Monday, “I wouldn’t have posted it if I didn’t kind of believe it.

Donald Trump has implied that he was involved in the election of Pope Leo XIV, who was born in Chicago, as the new pope.

During his first press conference, the pontiff gave a message that could well have been directed at Donald Trump.

Pope Leo XIV is calling for an end to the “war of words,” and for the world to stand with journalists seeking truth. The newly minted pope directly addressed journalists in Italian at a press conference at the Vatican on Monday,