{"id":1881006,"date":"2026-04-14T01:10:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T22:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1881006"},"modified":"2026-04-14T01:10:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T22:10:43","slug":"jesse-jacksons-son-congressman-jonathan-jackson-backs-pope-in-trump-beef","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1881006","title":{"rendered":"Jesse Jackson&#8217;s Son, Congressman Jonathan Jackson, Backs Pope In Trump Beef"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/ac\/16by9\/2026\/04\/13\/ac7321f514494088bf6e279fda67d38e_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Jesse Jackson&#8217;s Son, Congressman Jonathan Jackson, Backs Pope In Trump Beef<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Rep. Jonathan Jackson To Trump<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Pope Is Not To Be Messed With!!!<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-preferred-source.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-04-13T18:10:43-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              April 13, 2026<br \/>\n                            6:10 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-d624f3eb0b0bda55e011bcd600266d3d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-ccef3c2f-af35-4154-b4a9-9b1a7de4c61a-440858828-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/a0\/16by9\/2026\/04\/13\/a0c76d0609a4409399f0bd50a236dd84_md.jpg\" alt=\"johnathan-jackson-kal-04-13-2026\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer id=\"video-player-ccef3c2f-af35-4154-b4a9-9b1a7de4c61a-440858828-footer\" class=\"media-footer video-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text video-block__media-launch-text\">YOU&#8217;RE NOT GOD, MR. PRESIDENT<\/span><\/footer>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">10G Colin<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-d3cbfbcb84d226a9c54ffad8b96cc66e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Rep. <strong>Johnathan Jackson<\/strong> is firmly in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/pope-leo-xiv\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Pope Leo<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s corner amid a recent beef with President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/donald-trump\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Trump<\/strong><\/a> &#8230; and he&#8217;s reminding POTUS he&#8217;s not God.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-c18104fa1ebb1b66e86c433fca981bc5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>A photog got the Congressman from Illinois arriving in Washington D.C. Monday after Congress&#8217; two-week paid vacation and asked him about Trump&#8217;s attacks on the Pope.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-b20de7f4bd6fba190c9c386253016dda\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260325_6c2d4a63e27f420eb50cbebf29910905\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:50efa3e0-72a1-4cb1-967d-0514f9ca68f0\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/6c\/4by3\/2026\/03\/25\/6c2d4a63e27f420eb50cbebf29910905_md.jpg\" alt=\"pope-Leo-sub-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-462d1f7122bffce260a972279cc8b65c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Jackson, the son of the late <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/reverend-jesse-jackson\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Reverend Jesse Jackson<\/strong><\/a>, says Pope Leo is not to be messed with, and Trump needs to be reigned in.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-4995d0c9d94e0c1138cee65036e12eea\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260413_4c64f58cf64d4c85a4f27bab8c6749ba\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:50efa3e0-72a1-4cb1-967d-0514f9ca68f0\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/4c\/4by3\/2026\/04\/13\/4c64f58cf64d4c85a4f27bab8c6749ba_md.jpg\" alt=\"donald-trump-ai-truth-social-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-ef4729a8e19aa90ddb540e58e9d489ef\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>As you know &#8230; Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/04\/13\/president-trump-pope-leo\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>went after Pope Leo<\/strong><\/a> on social media and then posted and deleted an AI-generated image where he appeared to be Jesus Christ. Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/04\/13\/trump-claims-jesus-picture-portrayed-him-as-a-doctor\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>explained Monday<\/strong><\/a> he thought the image showed him as a doctor.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-f582397810e2e60022eb88b11706f392\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Pope Leo has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/04\/13\/pope-leo-responds-to-trump-truth-social-rant\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>said he&#8217;s not afraid of Trump<\/strong><\/a> and Rep. Jackson says that&#8217;s because, in part, Leo is from Chicago.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-1476a461e0c6a244d63e32a2547fd3cc\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block canvas-twitter-tweet-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block--default  \">\n<div id=\"cb-1476a461e0c6a244d63e32a2547fd3cc-1905521970-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n      <a class=\"twitter-timeline\" data-width=\"500\" data-height=\"750\" data-dnt=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/catholicourtney?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">Tweets by catholicourtney<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-6770c1858031d03281480927efd68a1c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Rep. Jackson says the Catholic Church made the right choice with Leo &#8230; he says this is the right Pope at just the right time.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-d2bb41fafa48b60fd092ca2392dc5ce4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Senator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/ted-cruz\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Ted Cruz<\/strong><\/a> wasn&#8217;t willing to take sides in this beef, but Rep. 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