Photos showed the president and Francis’ foreheads touching during a meeting on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summit.
Former President Donald Trump has claimed Pope Francis was “freaking out” when he met President Joe Biden on Friday.
Video showed Francis greeting Biden and other world leaders warmly on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summit in Italy. The pope could be seen smiling as Biden bent down to speak to him, with their foreheads touching at one point.
But Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, took to social media to suggest that Francis was not comfortable with Biden getting so close to him.
“Look at the Pope—He’s freaking out! This can’t be normal, can it?” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform, alongside of a photo of the two men with their foreheads close together.
Newsweek has contacted a Trump spokesperson and the White House for comment via email.
