“The president’s reaction to Pope León’s announcement was very clear“, Said White House spokeswoman, Karoline Leavitt, who removed iron from the controversy by remembering that Trump said he was “Very proud to have an American Pope.”
“I think it was a surprise for everyone. The media were surprised when informing about that yesterday, But it is very good for the US and for the world. We are praying for him“, Said Leavitt, a practicing Catholic, during a session with journalists at the Executive Residence.
On February 3, the new Pope shared in his X account An opinion article by a National Catholic reporter reporter entitled “JD Vance is wrong: Jesus does not ask us to hierarchy our love for others.”
This was seen as a Criticism of statements by US vice president about the need to worry first about the family itself, putting the neighbor behind.
In his last action in X, on April 14, Prevost shared a tribune written by Salvadoran Bishop Evelio Menjivar-Ayala that questions the agreements between Trump and the Salvadoran President, Nayib Bukeleto deport undocumented US and enter them in the center of confinement of terrorism (CECOT).
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Said Ony That President Donald Trump Is “Proud to have an American Pope,” and That White House Staff Are Praying for Pope Leo XIV. pic.twitter.com/qxi09vlx8m
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