The president of the United States, Donald Trump, and the first lady, Melania Trump, will travel to Rome to attend the funeral of Pope Francis, as announced by the president himself.
“Melania and I will go to the funeral of Pope Francis in Rome. We are looking forward to being there!” He posted on his social truth network.
The Republican transmitted his condolences this morning for the death of the pontiff and asked God to bless him.
“Rest in peace, Pope Francis! God bless him and all who loved him!” He wrote.
In addition, he signed an executive order so that the US flags. Unde in half -mast until the sun of burial day.
“I just signed an executive order to put all the flags of our country, the federals and the state, in honor of Pope Francis. He was a good man, he worked hard. He loved the world and it is an honor to do it,” he said from the balcony of the southern portico of the White House, during the traditional celebration of Easter Monday.
Trump and Jorge Bergoglio maintained some dialectical disagreements during the first presidency of the New Yorker (2017-2021), mainly because of the issue of immigration. The Pope criticized the president’s plans to build a wall on the border with Mexico, as well as his mass deportation project implemented in his second term, initiated in January.
Despite this, during a visit he made to the Vatican in May 2017, the Republican leader described as a fantastic the encounter with the Pope, whom he described as “a great person.”
Francisco died from a cerebral stroke this Monday, at 7.35 local time (5.35 GMT), at his residence in the Santa Marta house, the Camarlengo, Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrel, announced in a video residence.