Trump on questions about the next pope: “I’d like to be the pope… my number one choice”

President Trump [Photo Source: Yonhap News], ‘As the conclave to select Pope Francis’ successor is expected to start as early as the 6th of next month, U.S. President Donald Trump jokingly said on the 29th (local time), “I want to be the Pope.”’,
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, ‘According to the White House pool reporters, President Trump, while leaving the White House for a 100-day in-office commemorative event, was asked by reporters about his preferences for the next pope. He replied, “I want to be the Pope. That’s my number one choice.”’,
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, ‘He added, “I don’t know. I have no preference. We have a very fine Cardinal in New York,” and “So we’ll see how it goes.”’,
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, ‘The Vatican plans to start the conclave to elect the new pope succeeding the late Pope Francis on the 7th of the next month.’,
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, ‘According to Politico, the New York Cardinal mentioned by President Trump is Cardinal Timothy Dolan, who is not currently considered a strong candidate for the papacy.’,
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, ‘Previously, the Times and other foreign media reported that President Trump and his supporters wanted a conservative figure to be elected as the new pope.’,
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, ‘On the subject of trade negotiations with India, President Trump said, “India is going well. I think we will agree with India. They want to make a deal.”’,
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, ‘When asked if he was speaking with the Australian leader regarding trade issues, he said, “They are reaching out, and I will speak with him.”’,
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, ‘He stated that there was no new content in negotiations with Canada.’,
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, ‘Regarding the decision to ease the tariff burden on auto parts manufacturers, he said, “We just wanted to help the manufacturers enjoy a small transition in this short-term period.”’,
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, ‘He explained, “As you know, this concerns a very small percentage of the parts subject to tariffs. We don’t want to penalize them even if they can’t get the (U.S.-made) parts.”’,
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, ‘On this day, President Trump is expected to sign an executive order to ease some tariffs on auto parts for two years to give manufacturers who produce cars in the U.S. time to adapt to tariffs by establishing a supply chain in America.’,
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, ‘Regarding Amazon considering tagging some product prices with tariff-induced increases and then retracting it after a protest from the White House, he said, “Jeff Bezos (Amazon founder) is very kind. He is great. He resolved the issue very quickly. He did the right thing.”’,
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