Vice President JD Vance Defends Trump in Feud With Pope Leo XIV Over Iran War

Vice President JD Vance defended President Trump's feud with Pope Leo XIV, telling Fox News that I don’t think that it’s particularly newsworthy.

Vance insisted it would be best for the Vatican to stick to matters of morality and let the president stick to dictating American public policy.

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Vance addressed Trump's AI-generated post portraying the president as a Jesus-like figure, calling it a joke.

The pope had urged the U.S. and Iran to return to the negotiating table and celebrated Trump's temporary ceasefire deal.

Vance and U.S. diplomats failed to reach a long-term agreement during marathon talks in Pakistan.

The conflict has driven up energy costs across the globe.

Trump's skirmish with Pope Leo XIV triggered a backlash from his own conservative base.

Senator Thom Tillis said it’s never really a good look for politicians to cross swords with Popes.

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Late-night television pounced on the fiasco with multiple jokes.

Internet sleuths spotted a familiar face in the AI image resembling Jeffrey Epstein.

The Wieners Circle responded with a marquee reading South Side Pope roped the dope.

The clash was a confrontation between moral authority and political force.

The pope condemned the worship of mortals and money and warned against arrogance.

Trump recast the pope as a political adversary.

The pope said, I am not a politician. I will leave that to the politicians.

CatholicVote warned that reckless voices could turn moral disagreement into political rupture.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni condemned Trump's criticism of the Pope as unacceptable.

Trump refused to apologise, insisting the pope was very weak on crime.

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The controversy added political uncertainty to markets.

Analysts warned the clash could affect approximately 70 million Catholic voters in the U.S.

The dispute came at a particularly volatile moment globally.