{"id":52294,"date":"2026-04-13T19:18:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T19:18:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ternalnews.info\/?p=52294"},"modified":"2026-04-13T19:18:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T19:18:46","slug":"pope-leo-just-fired-back-at-trump-after-president-called-him-weak-and-terrible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ternalnews.info\/?p=52294","title":{"rendered":"Pope Leo just fired back at Trump after president called him \u2018weak\u2019 and \u2018terrible\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The air between Rome and Washington just turned electric.<br \/>\nAfter Donald Trump publicly branded Pope Leo XIV \u201cweak on crime\u201d and \u201cterrible on foreign policy,\u201d the 79\u2011year\u2011old pontiff has answered in a way nobody saw coming. Speaking on a flight to Africa, Leo vowed he has \u201cno fear\u201d of the Trump administration and will keep condemning bloodstained lea\u2026<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-9\">\n<div id=\"ternalnews.com_responsive_2\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/23201474937\/ternalnews.com\/ternalnews.com_responsive_2_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>On the papal plane to Algiers, Pope Leo cut through the noise with a calm defiance that contrasted sharply with Trump\u2019s furious Truth Social post. Refusing to trade insults, he insisted he would not \u201center into debate,\u201d framing his words not as political attacks but as a moral warning to any leader who treats war as a show of strength. His target was broader than one president: those with \u201chands full of blood\u201d who dare to pray for victory.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-10\">\n<div id=\"anchorslot\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\"><\/div>\n<p>Trump, in turn, painted Leo as na\u00efve on crime, Iran, and Venezuela, even dragging the Pope\u2019s own family into the fight and accusing him of forgetting church lockdowns during COVID. Yet Leo\u2019s answer was to double down on his mission, insisting the Church must build \u201cbridges of peace and reconciliation,\u201d not bless nuclear threats or prison\u2011emptying invasions. Two very different versions of power are now colliding in full view of the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The air between Rome and Washington just turned electric. 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