Want to know how to score an invite to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago parties? Apparently, calling Nancy Pelosi the c-word and comparing Trump to Jesus Christ doesn’t hurt your chances—especially if your brother happens to be the Pope.
The Daily Beast reports that Trump hosted 74-year-old Louis Prevost—the self-described “MAGA type” brother of Pope Leo XIV—at a Sunday event at his Florida resort, where the president gushed about his special guest.
WHAT’S GOING ON: “We have a man here, a special man, he is the brother of the pope,” Trump told guests in leaked footage.
He claimed that when the Pope was elected, photos showed Prevost “standing in front of a house with ‘MAGA’ all over it.” Trump added: “So I said, ‘I love this guy!'”
THE DETAILS: Here’s what earned Prevost his presidential affection. The Daily Beast previously revealed his Facebook posts included a video calling Pelosi the c-word, with the caption: “These f—king liberals crying about tariffs is just unreal… Just listen to what this drunk c–t has to say.” (CHARMING.)
He’s also posted pictures of mental institutions with the caption “Where the woke lived before the ’70s,” urged followers to “keep their powder dry” for a “war right here at home,” called for Democratic representatives who met with Zelensky to be arrested for treason, and—of course—compared Trump’s “persecution” to that of Jesus Christ himself.
BUT BUT BUT: Pope Leo XIV, Prevost’s brother, actually disagrees with Trump on migrant rights and has questioned JD Vance’s hard-right interpretation of Catholic doctrine.Democrats celebrated his election as a rebuke to the administration.
So while the Pope might not be a MAGA fan, Trump found a workaround: just buddy up with the Pope’s embarrassing brother instead.
OF COURSE: This isn’t Prevost’s first White House visit. Back in May, he and his wife were photographed grinning alongside Trump and Vance in the Oval Office—shortly after Pope Francis (before his death) had his deputy lecture Vance on compassion.
BOTTOM LINE: This is the Trump access economy in action: spew enough misogynistic slurs about his enemies, compare him to the Son of God, and you too might find yourself partying at Mar-a-Lago—blood ties to the Vicar of Christ optional but helpful.