Pope Leo pushes back after Trump calls him ‘terrible’

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Pope Leo XIV on Monday strongly pushed back against criticism from US President Donald Trump, defending his position of seeking peace and rejecting violence amid the Iran war.

Trump tore into the pope on Sunday evening, denouncing his stance on the Iran war and saying he’s “terrible for foreign policy.”

CNN White House correspondent Alayna Treene, CNN Vatican correspondent Christopher Lamb and “Letters From Leo” publisher, Christopher Hale, have more on the spat between Trump and Pope Leo.

0:00 Pope Leo XIV responds to Trump’s harsh remarks about him
1:06 CNN correspondent reports from the White House
3:15 CNN Vatican correspondent reports after flying with the Pope to Algeria
4:31 Pope Leo says he has “no fear” of Trump administration
7:28 Why was Pope Leo motivated to respond to Trump?

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