Ex-Fox News host on Trump's Jesus post: 'Maybe he thinks he's a really important figure'
A political analyst was stunned on Monday after President Donald Trump retreated from his religious snafus over the weekend.
Trump posted on Truth Social on Sunday that Pope Leo XIV is "weak" on crime and foreign policy, and that Trump "doesn't want" a Pope who criticizes him or his administration's war with Iran. Trump also posted, and then deleted, a photo of himself appearing as Jesus Christ while healing a man lying on a bed. Both posts generated significant criticism from analysts and lawmakers.
Gretchen Carlson, a former Fox News anchor, discussed the posts on "Erin Burnett OutFront" on Monday.
Burnett asked Carlson why she thought Trump made the posts.
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