President Trump ‘surprised,’ says it’s ‘an honor’ new Pope is American; hopes to meet with him soon

Video shows President Donald Trump react to news of Robert Francis Prevost being named the new pontiff and becoming the first American to hold the position.

He will go by the name Pope Leo XIV. Read more: https://katu.com/news/nation-world/white-smoke-rises-above-sistine-chapel-to-signal-new-pope-has-been-chosen-vatican-conclave-cardinals
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