Nancy Pelosi’s praying for a papal smackdown on Trump’s deportation policies. On MSNBC’s “Chris Jansing Reports,” the California Democrat expressed hope that the new pope, a social media-savvy progressive, will use his moral megaphone to condemn the administration’s mass deportations.
Breitbart reported that Pelosi appeared on the show to discuss the newly minted pope’s potential to sway public opinion against deportations. The pontiff, previously vocal on migration issues, has a history of sharing spicy takes online.
Before his election, the pope wasn’t shy about his views. Last month, he shared a Catholic commentator’s post ripping Trump and El Salvador’s president for chuckling over deporting a man named Rodrigo Garcia.
Mocking human hardship doesn’t sit well with His Holiness, but Pelosi’s sudden concern for moral leadership feels a tad convenient.
In February, the pope reposted a National Catholic Reporter article slamming Vice President JD Vance. The piece, titled “JD Vance is wrong, Jesus doesn’t ask us to rank our love for others,” countered Vance’s claim that charity starts at home before extending globally. The pope thinks Vance’s priorities are less Christian than a San Francisco socialist’s.
Pelosi gushed over the pope’s pre-election social media activity. “He has made clear what his values and his view of all of that are,” she said. Funny how she’s all ears for a pope when his views align with her party’s talking points.
“Well, I certainly hope so,” Pelosi said when asked if the pope could be a moral voice against deportations. She’s banking on his progressive leanings to guilt-trip the administration into slowing its border enforcement. Good luck convincing a government elected on “secure the border” to take notes from the Vatican.
The pope’s background fuels his migration obsession. Hailing from the Augustinian Order, which he once led, he’s steeped in St. Augustine’s teachings.
Pelosi made sure to highlight this, as if quoting a 4th-century saint will make deportations vanish. “St. Augustine is special to him,” Pelosi noted, tying the pope’s theology to his activism.
She’s hoping his reverence for Augustine translates into a crusade against Trump’s policies. But Augustine also preached personal responsibility—maybe Pelosi skipped that sermon.
The pope’s order has long focused on compassion, but compassion doesn’t erase borders. His awareness of migration’s root causes, from violence to poverty, shapes his rhetoric. Yet, sympathy for migrants doesn’t change the reality of strained communities footing the bill for unchecked immigration.
Chris Jansing teed up Pelosi perfectly, asking if the pope could be “impactful as a moral and ethical voice” amid mass deportations. The host pointed to the pope’s repost of the Vance critique and his jab at Trump’s deportation jokes. It’s almost like MSNBC scripted this to make Pelosi’s heart flutter.
Pelosi’s quick to cheer a pope who shares her politics, but where was this enthusiasm when religious leaders questioned her party’s stances? Her selective outrage smells like opportunism. If the pope criticized her allies, she’d probably dismiss him as “out of touch.”
The pope’s pre-election posts show he’s no fan of prioritizing citizens over migrants. Vance’s argument—that family, neighbors, and country come first—drew the pope’s ire, as if patriotism is a sin. This is the same logic that’s left American towns overwhelmed by border surges.
Pelosi’s banking on the pope to shame the administration into softening its deportation push. She sees his viral posts as a blueprint for swaying hearts and minds. But tweets don’t change policy, and voters didn’t elect Trump to take orders from Rome.
The pope’s focus on migrants’ vulnerabilities is noble but one-sided. He’s vocal about their plight but silent on the chaos that unchecked migration brings to communities. Pelosi’s hope for a papal intervention ignores the mandate behind Trump’s border crackdown.