Trump to Get Humiliating Third-Row Seat at Pope's Funeral [View all]
President Donald Trump is likely to be seated in the third row at Pope Francis’s funeral Saturday.
Despite being one of the first to confirm his attendance after Pope Francis died on Monday, the thin-skinned president—who famously mocked former President Joe Biden’s placement in the 14th row at Queen Elizabeth II’s 2022 funeral—will be seated several rows back at the state funeral in St Peter’s Basilica, the Daily Telegraph reports.
While not exactly the nosebleed section, Trump is famously unenthusiastic about playing second fiddle to anyone, and is unlikely to be thrilled with his location.
The news comes as the Vatican scrambles to manage what one senior clergyman described as a parade of “big egos.”
Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the Archbishop of Westminster, told the Telegraph the ceremony would be a “masterpiece of stage management when you consider those state leaders who have high opinions of their importance.”
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-likely-to-get-humiliating-seating-assignment-at-pope-francis-funeral-as-vatican-braces-for-big-egos/
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