Trump also declares war on the Pope
This morning Pope Leo XIV attacked in one of those at-the-plane responses, saying the Pope is "very bad for foreign policy," that he assumes "likes crime" and that they don't want "a Pope who likes nuclear weapons" (Iran's). Sooner or later it had to happen. Leo XIV is American and when he said "God does not bless any conflict" he was confronting the conglomerate of God and army that ideologically sustains the American narrative
Good news arrived tonight from Hungary:Viktor Orbán has lost the elections. He has lost them clearly, because the opposition leader has won them with a resounding two-thirds absolute majority with the highest turnout in Hungary's recent democratic history; never before had so many people gone to vote since 1989 when the communist regime fell, meaning there was a desire to vote and a desire for change.The profile of the winner, Péter Magyar, is apparently contradictory: he worked for Orbán's government, but has been increasingly distancing himself until stating tonight that "the people of Hungary have said yes to Europe". And in Brussels there is euphoria, because although Hungary is a relatively small country (9 and a half million inhabitants), Orbán's Hungary was a kind of black sheep in the European Union for a double and powerful reason: it was the candidate of Putin and Trump. It has always opposed European sanctions on Russia, and as for Trump, Orbán was one of the European references for the American president, to the point that last week Vice President Vance went to Hungary to support Orbán in an electoral rally. That Trump's candidates lose in Europe, that going hand in hand with Trump detracts rather than adds, is a sign that people do not want wars like those in Iran that are making us more expensive and complicating our lives, as we explain on this page: the rising cost of fertilizers threatens the cost of food, and it turns out that the Persian Gulf countries are among the main producers.the rising cost of fertilizers threatens the cost of food, and it turns out that the Persian Gulf countries are among the main producers.By the way, the first round of peace talks with Iran ended in disagreement (as expected) and tonight Trump said he will block the Strait of Hormuz (which will prevent Iran from charging tolls to pass through it), which in essence is an acknowledgment that he cannot open it. And since he does everything in bulk, this morning he attacked Pope Leo XIV in one of those on-the-fly responses, saying that the Pope is
Where basically he is God, descending from heaven to heal a sick body, surrounded by angel soldiers. It's disgusting just to look at it, but it's a message addressed to a type of voter who needs to believe that Trump is always right, even when he is wrong. What's the problem with criticizing the Pope if you are God?
And I'm done. You already know there's someone fishing in this situation. It's Pedro Sánchez, who started the week in China and will end it in Barcelona. In China, he asked them to balance the trade deficit with Europe, because otherwise Europe's factories will have to close, and this weekend he's bringing a kind of progressive international to Barcelona. Keep an eye on these movements, even if it's just out of the corner of your eye, because Sánchez knows that he has a very difficult time repeating the presidency in the 2027 elections and is determined to seek a relevant position in international politics, especially now that his antagonism with Trump has worked out well for him.Good morning.
