Johnson Rebukes Trump After 46-Member Vatican Visit With Pope Leo

7 articles · Updated · CBS New York · May 31

Brandon Johnson answered Donald Trump’s Truth Social attack by saying Chicagoans have had “more than enough” of Trump’s “blasphemous war in Iran” and that the president is hurting working families.
Trump had mocked Johnson as “useless” after the Chicago mayor’s Rome meeting with Pope Leo, writing that “Iran cannot have a Nuclear Weapon!” and tying the Vatican visit to his foreign-policy grievance.
A 46-member Chicago delegation accompanied Johnson to meet the first American-born pope, a Chicago native; the mayor said they discussed social justice and Leo’s apologies regarding slavery.
Chicago-themed gifts — including giardiniera, honorary degrees from DePaul and Loyola, and Cubs memorabilia — underscored Johnson’s effort to frame the encounter as a hometown meeting as well as a Vatican visit.
The clash extends Trump’s broader feud with Pope Leo, whom he recently called “WEAK on Crime,” while the pontiff has said he does not fear speaking out against the Trump administration.

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