Coverage dated April 28, 2025 to April 29, 2025

Donald Trump weighs in on potential choices for next pope

Headline from Newsweek

President Donald Trump joked with reporters on Tuesday that he would love to be the next pope.

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Newsweek
Donald Trump weighs in on potential choices for next pope (opens Newsweek)
Published Apr 28, 2025
Newsweek's feed description
President Donald Trump joked with reporters on Tuesday that he would love to be the next pope.
Washington Examiner
Graham jokes Trump should be the next pope (opens Washington Examiner)
Published Apr 29, 2025
Washington Examiner's feed description
Sen. Lindsey Graham joked Tuesday that President Donald Trump should be the next Pope as the Vatican looks to select a new leader after Pope Francis's death.
Newsweek
Lindsey Graham backs Trump to be the next pope: "Trump MMXXVIII!" (opens Newsweek)
Published Apr 29, 2025
Newsweek's feed description
"The first Pope-U.S. President combination has many upsides," Graham wrote on X. "Watching for white smoke.... Trump MMXXVIII!"
Time
Who Trump Wants to Be the Next Pope (opens Time)
Published Apr 29, 2025
Time's feed description
If it can’t be himself, the U.S. President is backing his favorite American cardinal.
The Daily Dot
'We need a new flood': Lindsey Graham tells Catholics to get behind Trump for Pope push (opens The Daily Dot)
Published Apr 29, 2025
The Daily Dot's feed description
An apparent joke from Lindsey Graham about Donald Trump being both President and Pope isn't being well received online.