Pope Leo XIV’s past criticism of Trump’s policies resurfaced after his election, sparking debate among conservatives while Trump welcomed his appointment as pontiff.

Robert Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, appears to have reposted articles critical of Donald Trump and JD Vance on X. View on euronews

President Donald Trump congratulated Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost on Thursday shortly after the American was selected as the first U.S.-born pope. The president called it a “Great Honor for our Country.” “I look forward to meeting Pope Leo XIV,” he wrote on Truth Social. “It will be a very meaningful moment!”

Former Vice President Mike Pence, in an interview with Fox News Digital, urges President Donald Trump against raising the tax rate for wealthy Americans.

U.S. President Donald Trump privately urged House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson during a phone call on Wednesday to raise the top tax rate and close the carried interest loophole in upcoming legislation,

Donald Trump has proposed raising taxes on the wealthiest Americans, in a breach of Republican orthodoxy that he hopes could pay for broader tax breaks being debated in Congress. The US president proposed an increase in the tax on people earning more than $2.