Vice President JD Vance defended President Trump for sharing a photo of himself as the pope, writing in a Saturday social media post he's "fine with people telling jokes." The big picture: While Vance,

JD Vance has come out swinging in defense of Donald Trump as public backlash mounts after the president posted a bizarre AI-generated image of himself as Pope. “As a general rule, I’m fine with people telling jokes and not fine with people starting stupid wars that kill thousands of my countrymen,

The church is set to begin the papal conclave on May 7 to choose a new pope, following the death of Pope Francis, who was 88, on Easter Monday. Vance is a Catholic and was one of