'I'd like to be Pope': Donald Trump jokes he should be next Vatican leader; Watch video
Washington, D.C.: U.S. President Donald Trump triggered a wave of reactions online after joking that he would like to be the next Pope, following the recent death of Pope Francis at the age of 88.
When asked for his thoughts on the future leadership of the Catholic Church, Trump responded with humour: “I’d like to be Pope. That would be my number one choice.”
While his initial comment drew laughter, Trump went on to speak seriously about potential successors to Pope Francis. Although he said he had no particular preference, the 78-year-old mentioned Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the Archbishop of New York, as someone who could be “very good.”
“No, I don’t know, I have no preference. I might say we have a Cardinal that happens to be out of a place called New York who is very good. So we’ll see what happens,” Trump added.
Some netizens raised concerns about the appropriateness of the remark and strongly opposed the idea of Trump as the next pontiff, as the comment quickly went viral and triggered a wave of memes across social media platforms. “Good news is he would no longer be president, bad news is he would be pope,” quipped one user. Another joked, “Next grift incoming: Catholic Bibles signed by Trump.”
Critics were quick to highlight Trump’s personal life, questioning the suitability of his candidacy. “Does the pope usually have 6 children with 3 different women? Lol,” one user wrote. Another commented, “In psychology, we term this disorder as Narcissistic Personality Disorder.”
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Another North Goa nightclub sealed; Kejriwal says corruption led to fire tragedy
Panaji (PTI): As part of a crackdown against tourist establishments violating laws and safety norms in the aftermath of the Arpora fire tragedy, Goa authorities on Saturday sealed a renowned club at Vagator and revoked the fire department NOC of another club.
Cafe CO2 Goa, located on a cliff overlooking the Arabian Sea at Vagator beach in North Goa, was sealed. The move came two days after Goya Club, also in Vagator, was shut down for alleged violations of rules.
Elsewhere, campaigning for local body polls, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said the fire incident at Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub at Arpora, which claimed 25 lives on December 6, happened because the BJP government in the state was corrupt.
An inspection of Cafe CO2 Goa by a state government-appointed team revealed that the establishment, with a seating capacity of 250, did not possess a no-objection certificate (NOC) of the Fire and Emergency Services Department. The club, which sits atop Ozrant Cliff, also did not have structural stability, the team found.
The Fire and Emergency Services on Saturday also revoked the NOC issued to Diaz Pool Club and Bar at Anjuna as the fire extinguishers installed in the establishment were found to be inadequate, said divisional fire officer Shripad Gawas.
A notice was issued to Nitin Wadhwa, the partner of the club, he said in the order.
Campaigning at Chimbel village near Panaji in support of his party's Zilla Panchayat election candidate, Aam Aadmi Party leader Kejriwal said the nightclub fire at Arpora happened because of the "corruption of the Pramod Sawant-led state government."
"Why this fire incident happened? I read in the newspapers that the nightclub had no occupancy certificate, no building licence, no excise licence, no construction licence or trade licence. The entire club was illegal but still it was going on," he said.
"How could it go on? Couldn't Pramod Sawant or anyone else see it? I was told that hafta (bribe) was being paid," the former Delhi chief minister said.
A person can not work without bribing officials in the coastal state, Kejriwal said, alleging that officers, MLAs and even ministers are accepting bribes.
