Ted Lieu’s ‘Catholic’ Attack On Trump Backfires After ‘Blasphemous’ Pics Resurface
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on May 6, 2025
By Mark Steffen
Old social media posts are coming back to haunt Congressman Ted Lieu (D-CA) after his pearl-clutching condemnation of a White House post last week jokingly showing President Donald Trump draped in the papal cloth.
On Friday the official White House account shared an artificial photo of Trump wearing the hat and garb of the Catholic pope, prompting Lieu, a Catholic, to fire back about the perceived blasphemy.
“As a Catholic, I take great offense to Donald Trump mocking Catholics,” Lieu said in an X post.
“I wish Trump would focus on lowering prices instead. The American economy had negative GDP growth last quarter. That’s what he should be focused on instead of making fun of Catholics.”
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https://trendingpoliticsnews.com/ted-lieus-catholic-attack-on-trump-backfires-after-blasphemous-pics-resurface-mstef/But it wasn’t long before the California Democrat was called to the mat for previously participating in Catholic-themed drag performances, including with the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a Los Angeles-based troupe of drag queens who frequently appear as cross-dressing nuns, a disgusting slight to Catholic identity. On at least one occasion, Lieu in 2015 posed with the group for a photo at the annual L.A. Pride event, the Western Journal reports.
