{"id":2428922,"date":"2025-04-29T17:16:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T21:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-jokes-id-like-to-be-pope-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-29T17:17:41","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T21:17:41","slug":"trump-jokes-id-like-to-be-pope-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-jokes-id-like-to-be-pope-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump jokes, &#8216;I&#8217;d like to be pope!&#8217; &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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-jokes-id-like-to-be-pope-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=2428922&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>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">recent humorous moment<\/a>, former President Donald Trump expressed his desire to be the next pope when asked about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-joins-northam-after-pushing-him-to-resign-for-having-lost-all-moral-authority\/\" title=\"Biden Joins Northam After Pushing Him to Resign for Having &#039;Lost All Moral Authority&#039;\">potential successors<\/a> to Pope francis, who recently passed away. While jokingly stating, &#8220;I\u2019d like to be pope!&#8221; he emphasized that he does not have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dow-jones-falls-ahead-of-friday-jobs-report\/\" title=\"Dow Jones Falls Ahead of Friday Jobs Report\">specific preference<\/a> for who should take over the papacy. He mentioned a cardinal from New York, referring to Archbishop Timothy Dolan, as being notable. The selection process for the new pope is set to commence on May 7, with various names already being discussed as potential candidates. Trump&#8217;s lighthearted comment came as he prepared to attend a rally in michigan celebrating his 100th day in office.  <\/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 jokes his choice for next pope is himself: &lsquo;I&rsquo;d like to be pope!&rsquo;<\/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_2109819\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> joked that he would &ldquo;like to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youtube-wont-list-trump-podcast-with-rogan-in-search-results\/\" title=\"YouTube Won...t List Trump Podcast With Rogan In Search Results\">pope&#038;rdquo<\/a>; when asked who would succeed the late <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pope-francis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Pope Francis<\/a>, clarifying that he does not have &ldquo;a preference.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Catholic cardinals say the Conclave, which will select the next pope, will begin on May 7, just a few weeks after Francis died following Easter Sunday. Just before heading to Michigan, Trump took several questions from reporters, one of which was related to who could be the next pope.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3395342\/mark-carney-faces-challenge-of-reuniting-polarized-canadians-after-reelection\/\">Mark Carney faces challenge of reuniting polarized Canadians after reelection<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3395413\/trump-trolling-2028-run-leavitt\/\">Trump just &#8216;trolling&#8217; about 2028 run &mdash; dead serious about acquiring Canada and Greenland<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3395410\/fusion-voting-lawsuit-wisconsin-elections\/\">Fusion voting: Wisconsin lawsuit could bring back the once-common election practice<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;d like to be pope!&rdquo; Trump joked. &ldquo;That would be my No. 1 choice! No, I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">don&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t know, I have no preference. I must say we have a cardinal that happens to be out of a place called New York, who&rsquo;s very good, so we&rsquo;ll see what happens.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a>: &#8220;I&#8217;d like to be pope.&#8221; &#129315;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have a cardinal that happens to be out of a place called New York who&#8217;s very good, so we&#8217;ll see what happens.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WPdRPwHxP9\">pic.twitter.com\/WPdRPwHxP9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/1917289085938590136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 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>Trump&rsquo;s latter remark referenced <a href=\"https:\/\/archny.org\/about\/cardinal-dolan\/#:~:text=His%20Eminence%20Timothy%20Cardinal%20Dolan%2C%20Archbishop%20of%20New%20York\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan<\/a>, who earned his title within the Catholic Church in 2009 from former Pope Benedict XVI.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Multiple names have been considered for Francis&rsquo;s successor, including Cardinals Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state, Luis Tagle from the Philippines, and P&eacute;ter Erd&#337; from Hungary.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3386646\/pope-francis-successor-speculation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">PAPAL PUNDITRY KICKS IN OVER WHO WILL SUCCEED POPE FRANCIS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump is visiting Michigan on Tuesday to attend a rally <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3389816\/trump-100-days-rally-michigan-2026-midterm-candidates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">celebrating his 100th day in office<\/a>. Michigan is a state he won in 2016 and 2024. <a href=\"https:\/\/events.gop.com\/events\/president-donald-j-trump-to-hold-a-rally-in-warren-michigan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">The rally is being held<\/a> at Macomb Community College at 6 p.m. EST.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, former Vice President Kamala Harris, Trump&rsquo;s opponent in the 2024 election, is spending Tuesday giving her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3393321\/kamala-harris-speech-trump-100th-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">first major speech since leaving office<\/a> to Emerge, an organization that seeks out Democratic women who pursue office.<\/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_2109819\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2109819\"}});<\/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 humorously claims he\u2019d like to be pope, saying he has no preference for Francis&#8217;s successor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2428923,"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-for-Pope-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[50380,9592,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2428922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-humor-2","tag-pope","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Trump-for-Pope-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2428922","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2428922"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2428922\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2428926,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2428922\/revisions\/2428926"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2428923"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2428922"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2428922"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2428922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}