Pope Leo responds after Trump savages him and poses as Jesus Christ: ‘No fear’

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsPope Leo responds after Trump savages him and poses as Jesus Christ: ‘No fear’The pontiff says he is not afraid of the Trump administration and “refuses to get into a debate” with the presidentKanishka Singh Monday 13 April 2026 12:31 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2956554","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/pope-leo-donald-trump-response-b2956554.html","title":"Pope Leo responds after Trump savages him and poses as Jesus Christ: ‘No fear’"}}ClosePope Leo hits back at Donald Trump over IranSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Pope Leo, the first pontiff from the U.S....