Key Facts

• President Trump spoke about Pope Leo XIV’s brother, Louis Prevost, during a press event.
• Trump said he has nothing against the pope but disagrees with him on issues like allowing Iran to have nuclear weapons.
• The dispute started after Pope Leo criticized the war with Iran and warned against a “delusion of omnipotence.”
• Trump called the pope weak on crime and bad for foreign policy using social media posts.
• Trump shared and later deleted an AI-generated image showing himself in a Jesus-like pose, which caused backlash.
• Louis Prevost, the pope’s brother, lives in Florida and is a registered Republican who voted in the last presidential election.
• Prevost has posted strongly partisan comments on social media supporting Trump and criticizing Democrats.
• The pope has dismissed the attacks from Trump and said his message is about peace, not politics.