It’s barely 100 days into Donald Trump’s second term in office, and already, he’s suggesting he wants another job.
After a reporter asked Trump who he thought should follow Pope Francis as the next pope, the non-Catholic president offered a response that was entirely in character.
“I’d like to be pope,” Trump joked. “That’d be my No. 1 choice.”
Trump then presented a less narcissistic option.
“I don’t have a preference. I might say we have a cardinal that happens to be out of a place called New York who is very good,” he said, referring to Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York.
You can watch the exchange below.
Although it appears the president was indeed joking, he seems concerningly serious about his other norm-breaking suggestions ― like turning Canada into the 51st state or taking over Greenland — and hasn’t unequivocally ruled out running for a third term.
Not surprisingly, many people prayed that a “Pope Donald” would never happen.