Is it possible to be a real Catholic and still support Donald Trump at this point? Last night, Donald Trump mocked and attacked the Pope, saying he was “weak on crime.” He then posted an image of himself dressed in religious robes, with people on their knees praying to him, surrounded by floating figures resembling angles, with glowing hands on a man’s forehead, supposedly healing him.
In other words, Trump attacked the Pope, and then said that he was actually Jesus. We’ve spoken a lot about the growing MAGA civil war, and Trump’s loss of supporters like Alex Jones, Marjorie Taylor Green, Nick Fuentes, Joe Rogan, and more. But the immediate, voracious backlash from MAGA and Trump’s biggest supporters in the media against his two posts, has been unlike anything we’ve ever seen.
Practically every single prominent MAGA figure you can think of has slammed Trump’s actions, calling it “blasphemous” and telling him to take down his posts. Cardinals and Archbishops from across the nation issued rare statements calling for an apology from Trump, and voicing their disgust with his actions. The comments of Trump’s Truth Social posts, filled with some of the most committed, self-described “Ultra MAGA” supporters, looks like your average resistance Twitter or BlueSky post, with some followers calling Trump the "Antichrist,” a “False God,” and saying “I’m officially 100% done with you […] I cannot believe I voted for you three times!”
Pope Leo’s reaction was swift but calm, saying: “I’m not afraid of the Trump administration or of speaking out loudly about the message of the Gospel.” And shockingly, Donald Trump, who has made it his mantra to never apologize or admit wrongdoing, has taken down the post depicting himself as Jesus, after saying he posted it himself and thought he was a doctor.
In the same press conference, Trump continued to attack the Pope, as his war in Iran rages on and his approval rating falls to levels never before seen in U.S. history. So much for the “Golden Age of America.”
Micah Erfan breaks this story down and more, right here on The Siren Network.
