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Did Pope Leo give a speech about Donald Trump? “I saw him at a crossroads. There was a dilapidated tree. Etc.”
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There is no record of a Pope Leo giving a speech about Donald Trump that includes the quote you mentioned. It is highly unlikely for such an event to have occurred.
The most recent Pope Leo is Pope Leo XIV, who took office in 2025. While he has made statements that have been interpreted as criticisms of Trump’s policies, particularly on immigration, he has not mentioned the former president by name. The Popes named Leo who preceded him, such as Leo I and Leo XIII, lived centuries before Donald Trump was born.
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