They were intensely lobbied by MAGA with $100 bottles of wine and promises of massive donations. But after just two days of voting, the Catholic Church’s College of Cardinals spurned pressure to install a Trump-friendly pope.

Some MAGA supporters are accusing the new pope of having liberal tendencies, particularly in regard to immigration.

Before becoming pontiff, the first U.S.-born pope was not shy about criticizing President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance - social media musings that pulled him into the maelstrom of divided U.