Washington, May 31 -- US President Donald Trump launched a sharp rhetorical attack against Pope Leo XIV and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson following their recent meeting in Rome, suggesting that Vatican officials should have cautioned the pontiff against hosting the Democratic leader, whom he labelled as "useless".

Taking to his social media platform, Truth Social, on Saturday, the Republican leader expressed his disapproval of the diplomatic engagement in Italy. "Someone should explain to the Pope that the Mayor of Chicago is useless, and that Iran cannot have a Nuclear Weapon!" Trump wrote.

As part of his digital broadside, the US President attached screenshots of social media updates previously uploaded by Johnson on X, which document...