Pope Leo: Debating Trump ‘not in my interest at all’
"And yet, as it happens, it was looked at as if I was trying to debate, again, the president, which is not my interest at all," Leo said.

Pope Leo XIV on Saturday said any debate with President Trump amid their recent back-and-forth is “not in my interest at all.” The pope was aboard his plane headed to Angola when he referred to coverage about a speech delivered in Cameroon asking those to give “woe to those who manipulate religion” as “a certain…
"And yet, as it happens, it was looked at as if I was trying to debate, again, the president, which is not my interest at all," Leo said.
Pope Leo XIV has made clear he has no interest in continuing his public feud with Donald Trump. During his 11-day African tour, the pontiff firmly rejected the notion that he's been debating the American president, insisting his peace message transcends partisan politics.According to Politico, Leo addressed the spiraling controversy that has dominated…
Vice President JD Vance praised Pope Leo XIV’s recent statement downplaying the tensions between the Vatican and President Donald Trump after a week of back-and-forth sparring. Leo said on Saturday that it is “not my interest at all” to debate Trump over issues like the Iran war, where the two hold sharply differing views. He…