Pope Leo Refuses to Answer When Asked About Trump Sending Troops to His Hometown of Chicago

Sean James Oct 7th, 2025, 5:03 pm

Pope Leo XIV is taking a vow of silence on American politics, at least for the moment, with the pontiff declining to comment on Tuesday when asked about President Donald Trump sending hundreds of National Guard troops to his hometown of Chicago, Illinois.

A female reporter asked, “Holy father, President Trump has sent 400 National Guard troops to your city, Chicago, against—”

The pope jumped in before she could finish her question, saying:

Yes, I prefer not to comment at this time about choices made — political choices — within the United States. Thank you very much.

You can see that moment below, which was captured by and shared on X:

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