Jack Schlossberg—grandson of former President John F. Kennedy—lashed out on social media Monday morning, accusing Vice President J.D. Vance of “killing the pope” just hours after the Vatican announced the death of Pope Francis.
The accusation comes after Pope Francis’s passing, ending his 12-year tenure as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
Vance, a Catholic convert since 2019, had a brief private meeting with the pontiff at Casa Santa Marta on Easter Sunday.
The meeting lasted about 15–17 minutes, during which they exchanged Easter greetings.
It was an honor to meet with Pope Francis, Prime Minister Meloni, and Church officials in Italy this weekend.
Visiting Rome with my family during Holy Week was an incredible experience. pic.twitter.com/pAxKmKxUst
— Vice President JD Vance (@VP) April 21, 2025
According to reports, Francis gifted Vance chocolate Easter eggs for his children, a Vatican tie, and rosaries. Vance noted the Pope’s frail health but expressed appreciation for the audience.
The meeting followed an initial rebuff on April 19, when Vance met with Vatican officials instead of Francis, which some interpreted as a snub due to their disagreements, especially on immigration.
Hours after that historic meeting, the world learned that Pope Francis had passed away at the age of 88.
Schlossberg seized on the moment to weaponize the Pope’s death for cheap political points.
The inflammatory and partially facetious post read, “Okay JD killed the pope.”
But Schlossberg wasn’t done.
On Instagram, the far-left heir to the Kennedy doubled down on his smear campaign, posting another inflammatory message with a photo captioned:
“WHAT DID JD DO ? VP OF LITTLE FAITH meets with Pope YESTERDAY, today Pope dies
Pope Francis is an incredible, towering figure who transformed the Catholic Church to be more DIVERSE EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE.
his parting gift to us was the fact that he did not like JD VANCE , VP of little Faith, at all”
The internet lit up with coordinated attacks, with hashtags like #JDVanceKilledThePope and #Antichrist pushed by radical left-wing users desperate to smear one of the few outspoken Christian voices left in the White House, according to Deccan Herald.
Another tasteless swipe from the far left, including Jack Schlossberg, who shows just how low the left will go.
