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Graham jokes Trump should be the next pope

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87% : Trump MMXXVIII!" I was excited to hear that President Trump is open to the idea of being the next Pope.
54% : pic.twitter.com/MM9vE5Uvzb Featured Local Savings -- Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) April 29, 2025 When asked who he wanted as the next pope, Trump joked, "I'd like to be pope.
47% : He suggested the archbishop of New York, Timothy Dolan, who hosted Trump at the Al Smith Dinner before the election.
42% : " "I was excited to hear that President Trump is open to the idea of being the next Pope," he said in a post on X. "This would truly be a dark horse candidate, but I would ask the papal conclave and Catholic faithful to keep an open mind about this possibility!" Any baptized Catholic male is eligible to be pope, though Trump would likely be distracted by his presidential duties in the very unlikely event that the conclave of cardinals elects him.
41% : Trump is not running to be pope, but Dolan is a much more likely choice.
36% : Graham's remarks came in response to Trump saying that he'd "like to be pope.

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