2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15
The meeting of Pope Francis with the President of the United States, Donald Trump, this Wednesday at the Vatican has given much to talk about, after photos and video of the meeting were published.
The images showed the high pontiff with a very serious face, next to a smiling Trump, while the president's wife, Melania, and her daughter Ivanka remained undaunted by his side, with almost stone faces, dressed in black and their heads covered with lace veils.
According to the media that covered the visit, the pope received the president around 8:35 a.m. local time, in his private library for 27 minutes. The first moments were charged with tension, with a brief exchange of words and a "nice to meet you" by José Mario Bergoglio, who apologized for not speaking much English.
After the photos, both characters met behind closed doors and exchanged gifts. Trump gave the pope a black box with books by Martin Luther King Jr.
"It is a gift for you, they are Martin Luther King books, I think you will like it … I hope so," said the billionaire. For his part, the pope offered him a copy of an encyclical he wrote about climate change and a sculpture of an olive tree, a symbol of peace. "It is my desire that you reconvert into an olive tree to build peace," said the Argentine pontiff.
Francisco and Trump are at opposite poles on a long list of issues, as was evident during the American presidential campaign last year.
They do not share their point of view on issues such as the construction of a wall on the border with Mexico, the treatment of Syrian refugees or the proliferation of weapons. Just Trump comes from signing an agreement with Saudi Arabia to sell them r? Potizza?”Asked the pontiff with humor, referring to a dessert from Slovenia, the first lady's country of origin, and which is one of his favorites.
The pope also offered rosaries to the president's entourage, which also included his aide and husband to his daughter Jared Kushner, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and his National Security adviser HR McMaster.
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