India, May 12 -- Donald Trump has implied that he was involved in the election of Pope Leo XIV, who was born in Chicago, as the new pope.

The US President's claim comes despite the fact that he had no role to play in the traditional Conclave process that chooses a new pope.

During his Sunday night Truth Social tirade against ABC News, Trump claimed responsibility for the election of Pope Leo, who was previously Cardinal Robert Prevost.

"So funny to watch old timer Martha Raditz on ABC Fake News (the Slopadopolus show!) this morning, blurt out that, effectively, Pope Leo's selection had nothing to do with Donald Trump," the 47th US President wrote on Truth Social. "It came out of nowhere, but it was on her Trump Deranged Mind."

"I did ...