Trump and Pope Leo feud

The confrontation marks an unprecedented public dispute between the White House and the Vatican, with Vice President JD Vance suggesting the Pope should 'stick to matters of morality.' Pope Leo has maintained that the Church has a duty to condemn all forms of war and has warned that democracies are at risk of sliding into 'majoritarian tyranny.' The controversy has sparked a backlash among American Catholics, a key voting demographic ahead of the upcoming midterm elections.

Critics of the president argue that his rhetoric and use of religious imagery are signs of increasing narcissism and political desperation.