{"id":2432487,"date":"2025-05-08T15:23:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T19:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newly-elected-american-pope-has-taken-multiple-shots-at-the-trump-administration-in-recent-months\/"},"modified":"2025-05-08T15:24:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T19:24:22","slug":"newly-elected-american-pope-has-taken-multiple-shots-at-the-trump-administration-in-recent-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newly-elected-american-pope-has-taken-multiple-shots-at-the-trump-administration-in-recent-months\/","title":{"rendered":"Newly-Elected American Pope Has Taken Multiple Shots at the Trump Administration in Recent Months"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fnewly-elected-american-pope-has-taken-multiple-shots-at-the-trump-administration-in-recent-months%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=2432487&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>Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has just been named the first american pope in Vatican history, a significant milestone that coincides with public interest in his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-here-are-the-10-worst-colleges-for-free-speech\/\" title=\"Report: Here Are The 10 Worst Colleges For Free Speech\">social media activity<\/a> on X (formerly Twitter). Following his elevation, Prevost&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >prior posts reveal critical views<\/a> towards several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/twitter-trending-minimizes-heroic-anti-tyranny-cuban-protests-people-helping-to-spread-awareness-of-covid-impact\/\" title=\"Twitter Trending Minimizes Heroic Anti...Tyranny Cuban Protests: People \u2018Helping To Spread Awareness\u2019 Of COVID Impact\">notable political figures<\/a>, including former President Donald Trump and Senator J.D.Vance,especially regarding immigration policies. He has shown solidarity with movements addressing racism and has openly criticized the Trump management&#8217;s approach too issues like illegal immigration and social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there are contradictions between his outspoken views on social matters and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/citing-free-beacon-hunter-biden-slammed-bill-clinton\/\" title=\"Citing Free Beacon, Hunter Biden Slammed Bill Clinton\">voting history<\/a> that suggests he is a staunch republican with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-utah-law-requires-biological-dads-to-pay-pregnancy-support\/\" title=\"New Utah Law Requires Biological Dads To Pay Pregnancy Support\">pro-life positions<\/a>. This duality raises questions about how Prevost&#8217;s papacy will shape the Catholic Church&#8217;s relationship with American politics in the future.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>With bated breath, the world found out on Thursday that Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost would become the first American pope in the Vatican&rsquo;s history.<\/p>\n<p>On a related note, that also meant that the world now knows the X handle of Prevost.<\/p>\n<p>And that means that the world knows what Prevost has been posting and re-posting about &mdash; and those posts could make things very interesting when it comes to a relationship with Prevost&rsquo;s home country.<\/p>\n<p>The new pontiff&rsquo;s X account was immediately dredged up following Prevost&rsquo;s big promotion, and it&rsquo;s clear that he has less-than-great sentiments with regards to President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-announces-first-full-comprehensive-trade-deal-tariff-era\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a>, Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jd-vance-hammers-ilhan-omar-genocidal-language-white-men-diatribe-resurfaces\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">J.D. Vance<\/a>, and their respective administration.<\/p>\n<p>Looking at Prevost&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/drprevost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X account<\/a>, his most recent activity on the profile involved a re-post of this:<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">As Trump &amp; Bukele use Oval to &#129315; Feds&rsquo; illicit deportation of a US resident (<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/t80iDMbBKf\">https:\/\/t.co\/t80iDMbBKf<\/a>), once an undoc-ed Salvadorean himself, now-DC Aux +Evelio asks, &ldquo;Do you not see the suffering? Is your conscience not disturbed? How can you stay quiet?&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jTradMfr0v\">https:\/\/t.co\/jTradMfr0v<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rocco Palmo (@roccopalmo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/roccopalmo\/status\/1911914220850946211?\">April 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>That mocking post was in reference to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-miller-slams-medias-hypocrisy-shilling-abrego-garcia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">well-disputed saga<\/a> of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an alleged gang member whom the authorities deported to El Salvador as part of the administration&rsquo;s grander crackdown on illegal immigration.<\/p>\n<p>Prevost also found himself re-posting about George Floyd, often in a sympathetic light, blaming racism instead of any of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tucker-carlson-goes-nuclear-whole-george-floyd-story-lie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Floyd&rsquo;s life choices<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I join my voice and prayers to those of my brother bishops that we might work hard to end racism in our hearts and in society. May God give comfort to the family of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GeorgeFloyd?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GeorgeFloyd<\/a> in this time of anguish. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/94LEL2ajmH\">https:\/\/t.co\/94LEL2ajmH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bishop Michael Olson (@BpOlsonFW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BpOlsonFW\/status\/1266545533247578112?\">May 30, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But it&rsquo;s not just re-posts. Prevost had little issue with directly calling out both Vance and Trump, particularly on the aforementioned issue of illegal immigration.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">JD Vance is wrong: Jesus doesn&rsquo;t ask us to rank our love for others <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hDKPKuMXmu\">https:\/\/t.co\/hDKPKuMXmu<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NCRonline?\">@NCRonline<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Robert Prevost (@drprevost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/drprevost\/status\/1886469097560719594?\">February 3, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Cardinal Dolan: Why Donald Trump&rsquo;s anti-immigrant rhetoric is so problematic <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/GVEbTbOVwu\">http:\/\/t.co\/GVEbTbOVwu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Robert Prevost (@drprevost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/drprevost\/status\/627250553718996992?\">July 31, 2015<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Prevost&rsquo;s other posts and re-posts oftentimes clash with views held by the Trump administration, such as rules of COVID-19, lockdowns, social distancing, and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ARKloster\/status\/1920533807733592483\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gun control<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>With that all being said, however, it&rsquo;s also worth noting that, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/charliekirk11\/status\/1920537648004759889\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to Charlie Kirk&rsquo;s team at Turning Point USA, Prevost&rsquo;s voting history suggests that &ldquo;he&rsquo;s a strong Republican, and he&rsquo;s pro-life.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The X timeline and the voting history don&rsquo;t really align in that regard, which could set up a fascinating era ahead for the new pontiff and his relationship with America.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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This also revealed Prevost&#8217;s X handle, allowing people to see his posts and re-posts, which could impact his relationship with the United States. Following his appointment, Prevost&#8217;s X account was scrutinized, showing he has expressed negative views about President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance. His recent activity included a re-post criticizing immigration policies linked to Trump&#8217;s administration and expressing sympathy for George Floyd while condemning racism. Additionally, he has directly challenged both Trump and Vance on issues like illegal immigration. Despite these views, some suggest that Prevost&#8217;s voting record indicates strong Republican beliefs and pro-life stances, creating an intriguing dynamic for his tenure as pope in relation to America<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2432488,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Pope-Leo-3.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[54864,5894,37225,10248,32640],"class_list":["post-2432487","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-american-pope","tag-politics","tag-recent-news","tag-religion","tag-trump-administration"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Pope-Leo-3.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2432487","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2432487"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2432487\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2432491,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2432487\/revisions\/2432491"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2432488"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2432487"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2432487"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2432487"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}