President Donald Trump joked that he would like to be the next pope and then named a real contender. Here’s what he said.

After a reporter asked Trump who he thought should follow Pope Francis as the next pope, the non-Catholic president offered a response that was entirely in character. “I’d like to be pope,” Trump joked.

President Donald Trump joked to the media that he'd "like to be pope" while adding that he does not have a preference for who is elected.