Liz Cheney Rebukes Donald Trump in Post Praising New Pope Leo XIV
Source: Newsweek
Published May 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM EDT | Updated May 10, 2025 at 5:03 PM EDT
Former Representative Liz Cheney took a swipe at President Donald Trump as she welcomed the election of a new pontiff, Pope Leo XIV. Although the former GOP congresswoman from Wyoming did not explicitly mention the president, it was apparent that she was describing Trump as "an American man of depraved cruelty, corruption, and shame" in an X, formerly Twitter post, on Friday.Newsweek reached out to the White House for comment via email on Saturday.
Why It Matters
Cheney became one of Trump's most prominent conservative critics following the 2020 election and the January 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot. She voted to impeach Trump, along with nine other House Republicans, afterward. The prominent Republican, a daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, endorsed and campaigned for former Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 election. Trump has frequently slammed Cheney as a result of her opposition, even saying she should be jailed.
What to Know
Pope Leo XIV was officially elected by the Conclave of Cardinals at the Vatican on Thursday. The new pope, formerly known as Cardinal Robert Prevost, is the first U.S. citizen to be elected to be the head of the Catholic Church. Cheney offered her praise of the new pope on X, while using the post to rebuke Trump as well.
"In an era that looked as if it might be defined by an American man of depraved cruelty, corruption, and shame, what a magnificent thing the Catholic Church has done. The elevation of an American man of goodness, grace, humility, mercy, and faith to the Throne of St. Peter is moving and momentous for us all," she wrote.
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