Donald Trump called Pope Francis "a very political person" who doesn't understand America's immigration problem when asked on Thursday about the Pope's
plan to stand with migrants at the U.S.-Mexican border on Friday.
"I think he doesn't understand the problems our country has," Trump told Fox Business Network's
"Varney & Co." "I don't think he understands the danger of the open border that we have with Mexico, and I think Mexico got him to do it. Because Mexico wants to keep the border just the way it is because they are making a fortune and we are losing."
CBS News.com noted that Trump has had flattering things to say about Pope Francis in the past, even suggesting he would have liked to have had him on his reality TV show "Celebrity Apprentice."
But he also told CNN in August he would warn Francis about the danger of the Islamic State (ISIS) if he met him face-to-face.
"You know that ISIS wants to go in and take over the Vatican?" Trump said. "You have heard that. You know, that's a dream of theirs, to go into Italy."
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