{"id":5712,"date":"2025-04-29T20:34:43","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T20:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/2025\/04\/29\/donald-trump-says-hed-like-to-be-the-next-pope\/"},"modified":"2025-04-29T20:34:43","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T20:34:43","slug":"donald-trump-says-hed-like-to-be-the-next-pope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/2025\/04\/29\/donald-trump-says-hed-like-to-be-the-next-pope\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump Says He&#8217;d Like to Be the Next Pope"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Donald Trump<\/span><br \/>\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">My Top Choices to Be the Next Pope &#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-titlecase h2\">Me, Myself &amp; I!!!<\/span><br \/>\n                      <\/h2>\n<p>        <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2025-04-29T12:58:09-07:00\">April 29, 2025 12:58 PM PDT<\/time>\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-66a689aa946a2983abaec8d9aa4ac045\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-6784566a-9ee0-47cc-b35a-cf2ce4027c61-1083097614-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-6784566a-9ee0-47cc-b35a-cf2ce4027c61-1083097614-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 728 410'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/bf\/16by9\/2025\/04\/29\/bfcfdbe7ec28435b94bf7f0e9f27710e_md.jpg\" alt=\"donald-trump-pope-kal-04-29-2025\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"lazyload img-fluid\"\/>\n                  <\/div><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">Fox News<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-66a689aa946a2983abaec8d9aa4ac045--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-c939ad7a02550dfb03d9b88f4a33920a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/donald-trump\/\"><strong>Donald Trump<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s endorsing a controversial public figure to become the next head of the Catholic Church &#8212; himself!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-c939ad7a02550dfb03d9b88f4a33920a--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-866fe2860ebf2cce4a0cb3933be360e3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The President of the United States was asked Tuesday who he thinks should ascend to the role following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/pope-francis-i\/\"><strong>Pope Francis<\/strong><\/a>&#8216; death &#8230; and, he immediately responded he&#8217;s his own No. 1 choice for the job.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-866fe2860ebf2cce4a0cb3933be360e3--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-06ed9a5f14d7a79da727aa5456465a2d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-06ed9a5f14d7a79da727aa5456465a2d--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-e6c04456641f38428f1fc56e44ac3853\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>It&#8217;s clear President Trump is joking here &#8230; following up the comment by saying he doesn&#8217;t really have a preference &#8212; though there&#8217;s a cardinal from New York he thinks could handle the job.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-e6c04456641f38428f1fc56e44ac3853--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-38c5efed334cfe5157065e2447f22c81\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Trump seems to be referring to Cardinal<strong> Timothy Dolan<\/strong> &#8212; the only American cardinal in serious consideration for the role. He took his vows in 1976, and was made a cardinal by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/pope-benedict-xvi\/\"><strong>Pope Benedict XVI<\/strong><\/a> in 2012.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-38c5efed334cfe5157065e2447f22c81--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-cea3779bed75fd0b3b94d4d95772cc9b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Dolan&#8217;s a noted conservative &#8230; having expressed displeasure regarding contraception and decrying the removal of statues depicting controversial leaders in the wake of the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-cea3779bed75fd0b3b94d4d95772cc9b--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-331e22abafe449a20da006f25bd49e9e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-331e22abafe449a20da006f25bd49e9e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f33096c91403257300c8e007c4118707\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Trump probably won&#8217;t end up becoming the pope, given he&#8217;s not a cardinal &#8212; and doesn&#8217;t regularly attend Mass, as far as we know &#8230; though he did draw <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/04\/26\/donald-trump-blasted-wore-blue-suit-pope-funeral\/\"><strong>quite a bit of attention<\/strong><\/a> at Pope Francis&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/04\/26\/pope-francis-funeral-vatican-rome-donald-trump-melania\/\"><strong>funeral<\/strong><\/a> for standing out in a bright blue suit &#8212; so maybe he&#8217;s trying peacocking in order to get elected.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f33096c91403257300c8e007c4118707--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-9d590b482c3566b6355a5b2d1e9e91d3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Of course, Trump&#8217;s made it clear he&#8217;s trying to find a way to stay in office past the end of his term in 2028 &#8230; and he&#8217;s even selling &#8220;Trump 2028&#8221; hats on his website.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-9d590b482c3566b6355a5b2d1e9e91d3--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-1487ddd63f15a997940bb6e0485a2c2d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-1487ddd63f15a997940bb6e0485a2c2d--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-623843d8f3ef2917c52c2b3fdd3045a2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>To be fair &#8230; not many people believed Donald Trump would become president the first time, or win back the office last year, so ya never know &#8212; the guy could end up flying on Pope Force 1!!!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-623843d8f3ef2917c52c2b3fdd3045a2--><\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/04\/29\/donald-trump-wants-to-be-next-pope\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donald Trump My Top Choices to Be the Next Pope &#8230; Me, Myself &amp; I!!! 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