That would be my number one choice,” he said at the time. The image shows Trump dressed in a white garment wearing a pope’s hat and a necklace with a cross hanging around his neck. He is sitting in a chair with his index finger pointed upwards.

Cardinal Robert Prevost officially became the first person from the United States to become the Roman Catholic Church’s pope, prompting celebration across social media among U.S. residents. Prevost will go by the title Pope Leo XIV,

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been elected as Pope Leo XIV, becoming the first American pope. World leaders including Donald Trump, JD Vance, and Emmanuel Macron congratulated him, calling it a historic and hopeful moment.