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Who convinced Trump to attend Francis' funeral? The surreal four hours after the Pope's death

2025-04-22 23:40:10Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Who convinced Trump to attend Francis' funeral? The surreal four hours
Donald Trump

The American president thought for four hours before announcing his presence in Rome. The role of the Catholic Vance and the Secretary of State, Marco Rubio. Now European diplomats are working cautiously to try to organize meetings with the US leader.

Yesterday morning, April 21, America woke up to the news of the Pope's death.

The White House followed protocol for deaths deemed significant. Donald Trump signed an order to fly national flags at half-staff at all federal buildings, including the White House and the Capitol. After that, a day began that was surreal at times.

Trump immediately posted a short message of condolence on his “TRUTH” platform and then appeared in the garden of the presidential residence, where everything was ready for the traditional “Easter Egg Roll” holiday. It is a competition between children. The winner is the one who crosses the finish line by pushing decorated Easter eggs with a stick. On this occasion, thousands of people can watch the games from the public park that borders the South Lawn of the White House. No one thought that the holiday could be canceled or at least postponed due to mourning. Perhaps because it would be complicated to manage the crowd already packed near the barriers.

But of course Trump's tone could have been different. Around noon, he spoke from a balcony overlooking the green space. He praised Francis as a "good man," while next to him a boy dressed as a rabbit continued to wiggle his big ears and greet children. No one said anything to the rabbit.

The party went on as planned. The president approached the ring where the reporters and cameras were standing. One asked him: “Are you going to the Pope’s funeral?” Trump replied: “I don’t know yet. We’ll talk about it. We’ll have to see if there’s time.” It was already known in the morning that the funeral would take place over the weekend: on Friday or, as it was later decided, on Saturday.

What was so urgent on Trump's agenda for the weekend? The usual getaway to one of his resorts to play golf.

In the hours that followed, one of the advisers or ministers must have pointed out to the president that he would be the only major Western leader to miss a historic moment.

Who finally convinced Trump? Various hypotheses circulate. The first involves Vice President JD Vance, the last leader to meet the Pope. Vance, a devout Catholic, is said to have insisted on the need to go to Rome and, if necessary, would have been ready to represent the United States in Trump's place. Secretary of State Marco Rubio also stressed that it would not be appropriate to leave the seat reserved for America empty.

At 3:58 p.m., Trump made his decision, enthusiastically announcing his presence at the funeral, accompanied by his wife Melania.

Now, with caution and even a little embarrassment, European diplomats are calling on the White House to try to organize meetings immediately after the mass in St. Peter's. For example, a summit between the EU and the United States, proposed last week by Giorgia Meloni in her conversation with Trump./ Corriere della Sera


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