I’ll judge Donald Trump after we see what he does’: Pope Francis

In an interview published yesterday evening by Spanish newspaper El Pais, Pope Francis says he doesn't like "judging people early. We'll see what Trump does."

Updated: January 22, 2017 2:17 PM IST

By Press Trust of India

I'll judge Donald Trump after we see what he does': Pope Francis

Vatican City, Jan 22: Pope Francis has told an interviewer that he’ll wait to see what US President Donald Trump does before forming his opinion. In an interview published yesterday evening by Spanish newspaper El Pais, Francis says he doesn’t like “judging people early. We’ll see what Trump does.”

Asked about populist-style political leaders emerging in the United States and Europe, Francis warned against seeking a savior in times of crisis. He said Hitler in the 1930s’ Germany “was voted for by the people and then he destroyed the people.”

Francis laments that in crises “we look for a savior to give us back identity, and we defend ourselves with walls, barbed-wire fences, from other peoples.” He was interviewed Friday at the Vatican at the same time as Trump’s inauguration ceremony.

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