Since the morning of last Monday, April 13, a recording of the incident began to go viral on social networks. Pope Leo XIVin which he allegedly asks the American population to call the US Congress to remove the president donald trumpwith whom he maintains a public confrontation due to his positions.
“He Pope Leo XIV he just threw the Bible to President Donald Trump, calling the war in Iran of unfair. He supreme pontiff Calls on Americans to Call the US Congress and Demand the President’s Removal republican“, states the publication on the X platform, which has more than 664 thousand visualizations.
This message circulating on digital platforms has divided to Internet users, given that some criticize to Pope Leo XIV for his statement, while other users consider that the pontiff is demonstrating unquestionable moral superiority, since, as United Stateshas the right to call for Trump’s impeachment.
Despite that, some people feel represented by this supposed message from the head of the Catholic church; However, the majority has rejected the statements of the pontiff, who, as spiritual leadershould exercise “softer power” to influence other global issues, such as peace, povertythe migration and the ecology.
The alleged viral statements of Pope Leo XIV
According to what was stated by Newtrala media outlet established as a company dedicated to fact-checking, there are no records that Pope Leo XIV uttered those words in reference to the American president, who described the supreme pontiff as “weak against crime” and “terrible in foreign policy”.
A reverse keyframe search from the viral video in Google Lensconducted by Newtral, led to an article published by Vatican Newsthe official information portal of the Holy Seewhich contains the recording of statements by Pope Leo XIV last Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in the Italian town of Castel Gandolfo.
In that video, the Supreme Pontiff never mentions explicitly to President Donald Trump and limits himself to asking “all people in goodwill always look for the peace and not violence, that they reject war, especially a war that many have said is unjust, that continues to intensify and that does not solve anything.”
“I invite citizens of all countries involved to contact the authorities, the political leaders and congressmen to ask them to work for peace and reject war,” the pontiff stated, which is why he stopped short of asking American citizens to convene the Congress to remove Trump.
Contest between Trump and Pope Leo XIV
In early April, US President Donald Trump accused Pope Leo XIV of having wrong positions on issues such as Iran and Venezuela, for which the Republican magnate publicly defended himself by ensuring that his Administration is only fulfilling what he promised in Campaignwith which he won the elections.
Subsequently, the president of the United States recommended to the Supreme Pontiff that he stay in his religious role Instead of getting involved in policy internationally, so Pope Leo XIV responded, during his trip to Algeriawhich I didn’t have fear neither from the Donald Trump Administration nor from talking about the message of the Gospel.
The Pope just threw the BIBLE at Trump, calling the war in Iran UNJUST. Call on Americans to call Congress and demand Trump’s removal. pic.twitter.com/UxOLn08Cnj
— Esteban Trapiello (@TrapieLLo) April 9, 2026