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President Trump Names Himself New Pope, Declares Vatican "The Southern White House"
In a move that has stunned theologians, historians, and pretty much everyone with a Bible, former President Donald J. Trump has named himself the new Pope following the passing of Pope Francis at the age of 88.
Trump made the surprise announcement early this morning on his social media platform, Truth Social, posting: "After being the greatest President (maybe in history), I've decided to be the greatest Pope. Frankly, they were losing big without me. Time to Make Religion Great Again!"  He then reportedly donned a MAGA-red papal robe, proclaimed the Vatican “The Southern White House,” and demanded they replace communion wafers with Trump Steaks, “aged to holy perfection.” 
Within minutes, his followers trended #PopeTrump on social media, praising his spiritual qualifications, including his devout attendance at church (on Christmas Eve, once, in 2003), his collection of gold-plated Bibles, and his uncanny ability to quote “Two Corinthians.”

Critics questioned the legality and theological accuracy of Trump’s self-appointment, to which Trump replied, “I talked to God. He said I was terrific. Said I was doing a better job than Moses. Maybe even better than Jesus — and I’m not saying that, people are saying that.” In his first official papal decree, Pope Trump announced plans to build a wall around heaven and “make the angels pay for it.”

This is a developing story. Stay tuned for further miracles.

 Coaxial wrote:
There is gonna be redemption like even God never dreamt of.... assuming God dreams... does he sleep... he must have an amazing bed...so comfortable...and the women....oh the women... Gods really's got it all figured out... amazing... speaking of amazing... Elon, come on over here...   I'm thinking maybe the G in DOGE stands for God....what do you think?

 ScottFromWyoming wrote:

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 Steely_D wrote:

Some one has to have a weird thing bingo in this stupid year. Let's reset and try again.

 Proclivities wrote:

"Uh...my family isn't at the bar? That's where they usually come in the evenings."

 islander wrote:
Yeah, that's the reliable fall-back excuse, and it sounds better than the "I want to spend more time at the bar" story.

 Proclivities wrote:
I mean even Kurt wants Hegseth gone at this point.
    
...wait something is off here, doesn't Trump only hire "the best" people?

 kurtster wrote:

He removed some one with an active 'do not remove' order/status. So why exactly do you think he can't/  won't with the next group?

 Proclivities wrote:

That will be hard with the face saving 'wants to spend more time with family' story.

 kurtster wrote:

Oh my god the pretzels you make to avoid answering a questions. You're like a character in a Python skit.

He HAS been doing it and wants to continue to do so and INCLUDE American citizens.

 kurtster wrote:

NEWS FLASH

 Red_Dragon wrote: 
Now you are saying that he just wants to do it.  Until now you have been saying that he can and will do it.  That is a huge difference.

Like saying you want to kill me versus saying you can and will kill me.

I already said that he cannot do that and am not even worried about it being a possibility.

Saying you want to do something is much different from saying that you can and will do something which is what you have been asserting the whole time.

Maybe you should try actually saying things in your own words rather than trying to use memes.

 rgio wrote:
Yeah, I'll wait-and-see on that story, but the seriousness of his position and his demonstrated ineptitude at it make him the most hazardous occupant of the clown car they call a cabinet.  If he does resign or get booted they will blame the media, or the Dems, or the recently-fired people from the Pentagon - or some combination of them.

 ScottFromWyoming wrote:
I've got my doubts Trump will admit defeat.  He's supporting Hegseth publicly.  Pete's biggest threat is that the Dow keeps going down and the Pope's death loses it's broad news appeal.

 Red_Dragon wrote:

Missed the opportunity to take a strong stand, now they're oozing toward the right decision but they'll do it without condemning his sloppiness.

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 kurtster wrote:

That's what he wants, yes.