Newly-Elected American Pope Has Taken Multiple Shots at the Trump Administration in Recent Months

The Vatican made history Thursday with the announcement that Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost would become the first American-born pope. But as the world reacted to the historic elevation, attention quickly turned to a less spiritual arena: social media.

Specifically, the new pontiff’s X account (formerly Twitter) began trending after users unearthed a slew of posts and re-posts that reflect a politically progressive worldview—one that could complicate his standing in his native United States, especially under the leadership of President Donald Trump.

Prevost’s most recent engagement on the platform included a re-post mocking the Trump administration’s handling of the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a suspected MS-13 gang member. The case was heavily politicized by the left, despite overwhelming evidence pointing to Garcia’s violent criminal background.

Even more concerning to conservative observers, Prevost has posted and re-posted numerous messages casting sympathy on the death of George Floyd, parroting leftist narratives that focus exclusively on systemic racism while ignoring the more nuanced details of Floyd’s criminal history and cause of death.

It doesn’t stop there. In his personal commentary, the new pope has directly criticized both President Trump and Vice President JD Vance, especially on the administration’s firm stance on illegal immigration.

His X timeline also reveals repeated support for progressive stances that run counter to Trump-era policies—particularly on COVID-19 lockdowns, mask mandates, gun control, and even climate-related lockdown measures, which many see as a creeping globalist overreach.

Despite the troubling nature of his social media activity, some are pointing to Cardinal Prevost’s voting record as evidence of a more complex political identity. According to Charlie Kirk and the team at Turning Point USA, Prevost has historically voted Republican and is firmly pro-life, a position that aligns with the sanctity-of-life doctrine long held by the Catholic Church.

“The X timeline and the voting history don’t really align in that regard,” one Turning Point staffer noted, suggesting a potential contradiction between Prevost’s public commentary and private values.

The apparent ideological divide between Prevost’s social media history and his alleged conservative roots raises important questions about what kind of relationship the new pope will cultivate with the Trump administration—and with American Catholics more broadly.

As the leader of the global Catholic Church, Pope Prevost is now positioned to shape cultural and moral conversations across the world. But his early online footprint signals a troubling embrace of left-wing talking points that clash sharply with the America First vision currently guiding the United States under President Trump.

For millions of faithful Catholics—and political conservatives—the question remains: Will the new pope’s tenure be defined by clarity and conviction in moral leadership, or by political ambiguity and progressive appeasement?

Time will tell whether Pope Prevost’s past posts represent fleeting political commentary or a deeper worldview. But one thing is clear: his papacy begins with more questions than answers.