Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York, was asked about the post on the sidelines of a Mass he celebrated at a Rome church ahead of a conclave where he and other cardinals under the age of 80 will elect a successor to Pope Francis.

"The Catholics loved it," Trump asserted. "Give me a break!... It’s fine. Have to have a little fun, don’t you?" Trump went on to wash his hands of the controversy, saying he