The 78-year-old is dressed in full papal regalia, a mitre resting on his famed thatch and a crucifix suspended from his neck, and seated on a throne with his index finger pointing heavenwards.
comes just 12 days after Pope Francis’ death, and near week after Trump joined world leaders at the late pontiff’s funeral at the Vatican City. Days earlier the President, Trump joked that he’d like to be pontiff.
Some of his fellow Republicans felt it was a step too far with the group “Republicans against Trump” described it as “full-on lunacy”.
Donald Trump just posted a photo of himself as the Pope.It's full-on lunacy at this point. pic.twitter.com/7be1cIgUwK
— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) May 3, 2025While Melanie D’Arrigo, a former Democratic congressional candidate, said: “The guy who broke all 10 commandments is posting pictures of himself cosplaying as the next pope.”
The world’s cardinals are currently preparing to gather in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel on 7 May for the conclave to select a successor to Pope Francis, following his death on Easter Monday.
US President Donald Trump, who has just celebrated 100 days in office, joked he would like to be pope (Photo: Jeff Kowalsky/ AFP/Getty)“I’d like to be pope, that would be my number one choice”, he said.
“We have a cardinal that happens to be out of a place called New York who is very good”, he said.
US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump at the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square (Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty)Raised as a Presbyterian, the President recently declared he now considers himself a nondenominational Christian which could prove to be one of many obstacles to overcome on his road to the Vatican.
The Catholic Church requires papal candidates to be male, baptised a Catholic and of sound mind.
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