Trump & Vance, on Francis
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Decorum & respect - but if you read between lines, Francis was not someone they like.
JD Vance:
https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1915028490690154967
The thing that I will always remember Pope Francis for is that he was a great pastor. People on the margins, poor people, people suffering from diseases — they saw in Pope Francis an advocate and I think a true expression of Christian love.
Impersonal. "They ('People') saw in him". Not "I saw" & certainly not "he was".
& I agree.
JD Vance, again PROPER but cautious:
https://x.com/JDVance/status/1914239114406191255
I just learned of the passing of Pope Francis. My heart goes out to the millions of Christians all over the world who loved him. I was happy to see him yesterday, though he was obviously very ill.
President Trump - flying flags at half mast which is respectful.
https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1914324608049721776
But this:
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114377719179993844
Rest in Peace Pope Francis! May God Bless him and all who loved him!
....as in, Trump didn't. Trump is fine, if you did tho.
This one is hilarious:
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114377719179993844
Melania and I will be going to the funeral of Pope Francis, in Rome. We look forward to being there!
I'll bet they do.
Policy-wise: Francis was pro-CCP, pro-migration & -covidist- in ways that helped kill people. Disgusting. And oh yeah, his anti-Gay diatribes.