‘60 Minutes’ Cardinal Blasts Trump’s Wild Reaction to Show

Daily Beast — Apr 14, 04:14 AM

Cardinal Robert McElroy labeled President Donald Trump’s attacks on Pope Leo XIV “very distressing” in a new interview.

The president unleashed a https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-posts-crazed-meltdown-at-pope-leo-for-criticizing-him/" rel="" target="_self" title="https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-posts-crazed-meltdown-at-pope-leo-for-criticizing-him/">lengthy tirade aimed at the pope on Sunday night, devoting 334 words to criticizing the Chicago-born pontiff and slamming him for “catering to the radical left” while also taking credit for his success.

“Leo should be thankful,” Trump wrote on https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116394704213456431" rel="" target="_self" title="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116394704213456431">Truth Social, arguing that “he wasn’t on any list to be Pope, and was only put there by the Church because he was an American, and they thought that would be the best way to deal with President Donald J. Trump.”