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After two mandates of President of the United States, will Donald Trump end up joining orders?
INTERNATIONAL – The Holy Father goes up to the head. After stating that he “Would like to be pope”, The President of the United States Donald Trump seems not to have abandoned the idea of one day or another chief of the Catholic Church and the Vatican. The proof? An intriguing photo unveiled by the Head of State on his social network Truth Social this Friday, May 2.
The image, in color, shows Donald Trump dressed in the traditional white cassock of the Pope and wearing a miter. A photo that respects many codes of papal representation since you can also see an imposing gold cross around its neck. Without forgetting his left hand placed on his thigh and his straight index raised to the sky. All with an unusual solemn air in the billionaire.
Several American media advance without a great margin of error that is an image generated using an artificial intelligence (AI). But no confirmation from Donald Trump, who was content to post this photo without the slightest legend or comment. Same thing on the side of the White House, which restored this image without legend on its X account.
TRUTH Social screenshot
The image, undoubtedly generated by AI, unveiled by Donald Trump on his social network on Friday May 2.
-This new curious outing of the American leader comes five days before the opening of the conclave who will have the heavy task of finding a successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21 at 88, after several months marked by declining health. After the funeral of Pope Francis in the Vatican, where Donald Trump was present, the latter had been surveyed by the press on his preferences as for François’s successor.
“I would like to be pope. It would be my number one choice ”he launched, before quoting ” A cardinal (Timothy Dolan, New York archbishop since 2009) who is from a place called New York, and who is very good ». « We will see what’s going on “, He had concluded, before revealing this photo which once again proves his desire to saturate the American and global media space with his announcements, comments or jokes on all subjects. Or almost.
Religious minority in the United States
For Donald Trump, this photo representing the pope also makes it possible to make you forget a rather stormy end of relationship between the United States and the Holy Father. The Pope who has never masked his criticism against the policy of expulsion of immigrants by the Trump administration. Also warning the United States against a “Major crisis” Who “Start badly and will end badly”.
It was to appease these tense relations with the Vatican that the day before the death of the Pope, the American vice-president JD Vance, a converted and very conservative Catholic, had briefly received by the sovereign pontiff. A way to appease tensions, even if it should be remembered that Catholicism remains a religious minority in the United States.
Only 20 % of Americans declared themselves Catholics, but exit polls of the ballot box had indicated last November that they had voted at around 60 % in favor of Donald Trump. An electorate which must therefore be taken care of. No matter how much, knowing that many of them hope to see a new Pope more conservative than François, very often too progressive on social issues.
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