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Pope Leo XIV speaks as he attends an audience with De La Salle Brothers at the Apostolic Palace on May 15, 2025, in Vatican City. (Vatican Media - Vatican Pool / Getty Images)

Fact Check: Did Pope Leo XIV Just Accuse Trump of Promoting 'White Supremacist Ideology'?

By C. Douglas Golden May 17, 2025 at 9:20am

Almost immediately after the first American pope — Robert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV — was installed, it didn’t take long for those on social media to start using him politically.

This became particularly acute after a very viral post in which Prevost seems to blame President Donald Trump for promoting “white supremacist ideology,” which was shared across various platforms.

But is the video real?

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C. Douglas Golden

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C. Douglas Golden is a writer who splits his time between the United States and Southeast Asia. Specializing in political commentary and world affairs, he's written for Conservative Tribune and The Western Journal since 2014. Aside from politics, he enjoys spending time with his wife, literature (especially British comic novels and modern Japanese lit), indie rock, coffee, Formula One and football (of both American and world varieties).

Birthplace

Morristown, New Jersey

Education

Catholic University of America

Languages Spoken

English, Spanish

Topics of Expertise

American Politics, World Politics, Culture