{"id":2427801,"date":"2025-04-26T11:10:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T15:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-and-biden-sit-rows-apart-president-meets-with-zelensky-pope-francis-funeral-takeaways-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-26T11:12:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T15:12:44","slug":"trump-and-biden-sit-rows-apart-president-meets-with-zelensky-pope-francis-funeral-takeaways-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-and-biden-sit-rows-apart-president-meets-with-zelensky-pope-francis-funeral-takeaways-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump and Biden sit rows apart, president meets with Zelensky: Pope Francis funeral takeaways &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-and-biden-sit-rows-apart-president-meets-with-zelensky-pope-francis-funeral-takeaways-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2427801&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the funeral of Pope Francis, which took place in Vatican City, attended by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-suspends-diplomatic-presence-in-ukraine-as-russian-invasion-moves-forward\/\" title=\"U.S. Suspends Diplomatic Presence In ... As Russian Invasion Moves For...d\">numerous world leaders<\/a>, including Presidents Donald Trump adn Joe Biden. This gathering marked their first public appearance together since Biden\u2019s inauguration in January 2021,with trump seated closer to the front and Biden further back,reflecting their political relationship. biden, a practicing Catholic, offered condolences for the pope&#8217;s passing, emphasizing Francis&#8217;s unique contributions to the role, while Trump, who is not Catholic and had a more contentious history with the pope, paid his respects as well.<\/p>\n<p>During the funeral, Trump also met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, discussing the ongoing war in Ukraine and expressing hope for a peace agreement, as both leaders were recently involved in controversial negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The event saw other dignitaries from around the world, highlighting the pope&#8217;s global impact. The funeral concluded with Francis&#8217;s body being taken to it&#8217;s final resting place, and a papal conclave is expected to select his successor in the coming weeks.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump and Biden sit rows apart, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russian-security-tried-to-push-u-s-reporters-out-of-biden-putin-summit-reports\/\" title=\"Russian Security Tried To Push U.S. Reporters Out Of Biden-Putin Summit: Reports\">president meets<\/a> with Zelensky: Pope Francis funeral takeaways<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2106466\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/roman-catholic-church\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Catholic Church\">Catholic Church<\/a> and many others came together for a final farewell to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pope-francis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Catholic Church\">Pope Francis<\/a> at his funeral in Vatican City Saturday morning, a gathering that united several world leaders and faithful Catholics.<\/p>\n<p>While the farewell to Francis was the center of the occasion, there were several other key takeaways from the large gathering Saturday, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">including moments relating<\/a> to domestic and international politics.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3392022\/russian-general-killed-car-bombing-trump-envoy-meets-putin\/\">Russian general killed in car bombing as Trump envoy meets with Putin<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3390726\/nova-scotia-trump-testing-canadian-patience\/\">Trump testing Canadians&#8217; patience even in famously friendly Nova Scotia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3391152\/zelensky-trump-ukraine-recognize-crimea-russian-territory\/\">Zelensky claims Trump caught Ukraine off guard with push to recognize Crimea as Russian territory<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trump and Biden both pay respects, four rows apart<\/h2>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Donald-Trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> and his predecessor, former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Joe Biden<\/a>, were both at St. Peter&rsquo;s Square for the funeral, marking the first time they were at the same place since the Jan. 20 inauguration in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>While Trump was seated in one of the front rows with top world leaders, Biden was seated further back with his wife Jill &mdash; four rows away from the president.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Former President Joe Biden, center, and President Donald Trump, lower right, and other dignitaries, attend the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter&rsquo;s Square at the Vatican, Saturday, April 26, 2025.(AP Photo\/Evan Vucci)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The former president had an additional reason to attend the funeral, aside from having met with Francis during his lone term, as he is Catholic himself. Trump is not Catholic, and in 2020, he said he considers himself to be a &ldquo;non-denominational&rdquo; Christian.<\/p>\n<p>When Francis died, Biden offered his condolences and called him &ldquo;unlike any who came before him.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Biden had a much warmer relationship with the pope than Trump did. The latter was the subject of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3392470\/trump-pope-francis-funeral\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">harsh criticism<\/a> from the Argentinian pontiff during both of his administrations, largely over his border policies and stance on illegal immigration.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trump and Zelensky meet in St. Peter&rsquo;s Basilica<\/h2>\n<p>While Trump was at the Vatican to mourn Francis, he also met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for the first time face-to-face since their disastrous Oval Office meeting earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>The White House <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WhiteHouse\/status\/1916106599506043104\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"shared\">shared<\/a> an image of the discussion, while Zelensky called it a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-pressure-campaign-works-joni-ernst-supports-hegseth\/\" title=\"Breaking: Pressure Campaign Works, Joni Ernst Supports Hegseth\">good meeting&#038;rdquo<\/a>; and thanked Trump for it.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Good meeting. We discussed a lot one on one. Hoping for results on everything we covered. Protecting lives of our people. Full and unconditional ceasefire. Reliable and lasting peace that will prevent another war from breaking out. Very symbolic meeting that has potential to&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/q4ZhVXCjw0\">pic.twitter.com\/q4ZhVXCjw0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Volodymyr Zelenskyy \/ &#1042;&#1086;&#1083;&#1086;&#1076;&#1080;&#1084;&#1080;&#1088; &#1047;&#1077;&#1083;&#1077;&#1085;&#1089;&#1100;&#1082;&#1080;&#1081; (@ZelenskyyUa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/1916089502088524203?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Good meeting. We discussed a lot one on one. Hoping for results on everything we covered. Protecting lives of our people. Full and unconditional ceasefire. Reliable and lasting peace that will prevent another war from breaking out. Very symbolic meeting that has potential to become historic, if we achieve joint results. Thank you @POTUS,&rdquo; Zelensky posted on X.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting came after Trump took a harsher tone with Russian President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Vladimir-Putin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Vladimir Putin<\/a> over attacks Russia conducted on Ukraine earlier this week, after previously being more critical of the Ukrainian side. Trump and U.S. officials have been working on a peace deal to end the war between Russia and Ukraine, but have warned they could walk away from the process if there is no progress.<\/p>\n<p>Hours after the meeting, Trump slammed Putin for &ldquo;shooting missiles into civilian areas, cities and towns, over the last few days,&rdquo; saying he had &ldquo;no reason&rdquo; to do so. The president threatened to deal with Putin &ldquo;differently&rdquo; if he doesn&rsquo;t stop &ldquo;tapping me along&rdquo; or essentially stalling peace negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>He <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/114404524335638236\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">said on Truth Social<\/a>, &ldquo;It makes me think that maybe he doesn&rsquo;t want to stop the war, he&rsquo;s just tapping me along, and has to be dealt with differently, through &lsquo;Banking&rsquo; or &lsquo;Secondary Sanctions?&rsquo; Too many people are dying!!!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Leaders from around the world mourn Francis<\/h2>\n<p>Along with Trump, Biden, and Zelensky, several other world leaders took to St. Peter&rsquo;s Square to attend the funeral mass for Francis.<\/p>\n<p>From the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/United-Kingdom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">United Kingdom<\/a>, Prince William and Prime Minister Keir Starmer were in attendance. They were joined by French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian President Sergio Mattarella, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Argentinian President Javier Milei, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, Estonian President Alar Karis, among others.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3392470\/trump-pope-francis-funeral\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"TRUMP PAYS HIS RESPECTS TO A POPE WHO PUBLICLY AND POINTEDLY DISAGREED WITH HIM\">TRUMP PAYS HIS RESPECTS TO A POPE WHO PUBLICLY AND POINTEDLY DISAGREED WITH HIM<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As Francis&rsquo;s body was taken out of Vatican City and into Rome toward his final resting place at St. Mary Major Basilica, crowds gathered around the route to bid farewell to the pope.<\/p>\n<p>The papal conclave to select a successor to Francis is set to begin in the coming weeks, as cardinals from around the world gather in Vatican City to help select a new pope.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2106466\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2106466\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump and Biden attended Pope Francis&#8217;s funeral, sitting apart<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2427802,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/trump-zelensky-pope-funeral.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,54124,34207,3634,8630],"class_list":["post-2427801","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-funeral-takeaways","tag-pope-francis","tag-trump","tag-zelensky"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/trump-zelensky-pope-funeral.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2427801","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2427801"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2427801\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2427805,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2427801\/revisions\/2427805"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2427802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2427801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2427801"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2427801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}