If there is one thing that Donald Trump is known for by his critics, it’s the fact that he says things that are off the wall on occasion. It seems as if he often speaks without thinking it out fully, and it seems as if he has offended people again.
People were a little surprised when Donald Trump said that he had something to do with the election of Pope Leo as head of the Catholic Church. He was responding to news about Pope Leo being the first American pope in history when he said:
“Congratulations to Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who was just named Pope. It is such an honor to realize that he is the first American Pope. What excitement, and what a Great Honor for our Country.
“I look forward to meeting Pope Leo XIV. It will be a very meaningful moment!”
He then followed up a post on Truth Social, in which he implied that his success with voters who are Catholic had something to do with the election that got Pope Leo into that role.
He said: “So funny to watch old timer Martha Raditz [correctly spelt Raddatz] on ABC Fake News (the Slopadopolus show!) this morning, blurt out that, effectively, Pope Leo’s selection had nothing to do with Donald Trump.
“It came out of nowhere, but it was on her Trump Deranged Mind. Remember, I did WIN the Catholic Vote, by a lot!
“ob Iger should do something about the losers and haters he’s got on his low rated shows. It’s time for change. MAGA!!!”
He then went on to make some questionable remarks in which she seemed to say that he came up with the word ‘equalize’. That word has been around for a very long time, longer than Trump has been alive.
He was signing a new order that regulated the prices of medication when he told White House reporters at a press conference: “The rest of the world is going to have to pay a bit more, and America’s going to pay a lot less. Again, because it is a smaller population than when you think of the whole world.”
He continued: “So basically what we are doing is equalizing. It’s a new word that I came up with, which I think is probably the best word. We’re gonna equalize. We’re all gonna pay the same. We’re gonna pay what Europe’s gonna pay.”
According to the Webster dictionary, the word was coined as early as 1599. This left people confused, with one writing: “There was a TV show in the 80s named The Equalizer. Did he invent the word in 1983 and is just reminiscing?”
There were quite a few other amusing comments. He may have had that one coming.
