You're damn right there was a conspiracy! But it's not what you think. The Trump Administration and the Pope have been colluding to make America like the Pope's homeland, Argentina. Or at least like his homeland was before Javier Milei became president and started knocking heads. In fact, the Trump Administration's codename for this project is MALA. In Spanish, "mala" means "bad", like bad ass. It stands for Make America Like Argentina.
From a Wall Street Journal editorial today, about the Pope's life:
"He seemed to believe that Latin America is poor because the United States is rich. That’s a recipe for stagnation and despair because the real reasons so many in Latin America languish in poverty are at home: Lack of the rule of law, business-government collusion, protectionism, and other barriers to human flourishing."
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/pope-fra...nion_lead_pos3
That's exactly what the trade wars are all about! Overturning the rule of law, by abrogating our treaties. Protectionism, by imposing huge tariffs. And the business-government collusion, also known as "crony capitalism," that will follow.
The Trump Administration took the Pope's ideas and ran with them!