The Trumps Meet Pope Francis

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Perfect example of Media Lies: Journalist says Pope didn't say anything or smile. Complete lie, watch the video mobile.twitter.com/foxandfriends/ Steve Herman Follow In presence of pool reporters @POTUS said to @Pontifex it's "a very great honor." The pope did not say anything. He did not smile. VATICAN CITY 8:31 A CLFOX EWS PRES TRUMP MEETING WITH POPE FRANCIS AT THE VATICAN FOX NEWS ALERT LIVE MPT OF CONGRESS CITATION... FLYNN, WHO RESIGNED AS NATL SECURITY ADVIS 236 221 1:48 AM-24 May 2017 from Romc, Lazic 3236221 https:/larchive.is/Fh3BJ

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The Trumps Meet Pope Francis refers to an image of Pope Francis looking miserable standing next to president Donald Trump and his family. The Pope's expression prompted jokes on Twitter the day of the photograph's publication.

Origin

On May 24th, the Trump family visited Pope Francis in the Vatican. The visit came after a history of Pope Francis and Donald Trump disagreeing on several issues, including global warming and immigration. After what has been reported as a reasonably friendly visit,^[1] the Pope posed for a photo op with the Trump family. In the picture, he is seen looking unhappy while Trump has a big grin, leading Twitter users to interpret the photo to mean the Pope was miserable in jokes about the photo (shown below).

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The picture instantly became a target of mockery online as users quickly picked up on the Pope's expression, particularly when compared to how the Pope looked in comparison when he met with Barack Obama. Twitter user Charla_04^[2] tweeted one of the earliest comparisons, gaining over 300 retweets and 600 likes (shown below).