On Fox News, Pastor Robert Jeffress Says Trump Understands the Bible Better Than the Pope

The remark signals a push by Trump allies to use scripture to justify the Iran campaign.

Overview

Robert Jeffress, a Baptist pastor and Fox News contributor, made the claim on Saturday during a Fox News segment about the Trump–Pope dispute over the Iran war.
Jeffress said Pope Leo XIV is sincere but wrong on Iran and cited Romans 13 to argue that government exists to protect citizens from wrongdoers.
He recounted being in the Oval Office with President Trump a few days after the joint U.S.–Israeli strike on Iran and said he thanked Trump for acting to defend the country.
The comments follow weeks of public back-and-forth after Pope Leo called for diplomacy and civilian protection in Iran and Trump labeled the pope "WEAK" in social-media posts.
Raw Story reported Jeffress’s Oval Office account and referred to the strike as "Operation Epic Fury," a label not widely corroborated in other coverage.