First, he ruffled feathers with his oddly cheerful remark about looking forward to attending Pope Francis’s funeral. Now, US President Donald Trump is once again under fire for his ‘disrespectful behavior‘ at Pope Francis’s funeral on Saturday, April 26, sparking online fury.
Wonder what went wrong this time?
At the open-air funeral mass in St Peter’s Square, international leaders, cardinals, presidents and prime ministers gathered to pay their final respects to the leader of the Catholic Church. Trump along with his wife Melania was present too, seated in the front row, contrary to the rumours of them being pushed to the third row. Pope and Trump had sharply different views and the former often criticized him.
The first couple of America, paused as they passed Pope Francis’s coffin and paid their respects. However, what didn’t go unnoticed was Trump’s peculiar outfit for the occasion, which did not align with what others were wearing. While everyone else including his wife First Lady Melania Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine were dressed in black, in line with Catholic customs, Trump stood out in a blue suit. Ironically, during his White House visit Zelenskyy was mocked for not wearing a suit and dressing inappropriately for the occasion.
‘No respect’
His ‘inappropriate suit color’ has managed to draw netizens’ ire, with many feeling the American President’s choice of outfit was disrespectful.
“He just can’t get it right, can he? At the Pope’s funeral, the front row has world leaders all appropriately in black. Trump?,” a user wrote on X.
“He does not follow protocol….he makes his own rules,” another wrote.
“His ignorance is astounding. Surely Melania should have corrected his blatant disregard for protocol,” a comment read.
“Watching the funeral on BBC News. Trump is in a blue suit when everyone else is in black. No class.”
“Why is Trump wearing a blue suit while everyone else is in black? No respect,” noted a user.
Donald Trump’s social media post that went viral for wrong reasons
“Melania and I will be going to the funeral of Pope Francis, in Rome. We look forward to being there!” he wrote.
Netizens were quick to point out the tone-deaf post and slammed him for being oddly cheerful.
