I'd like to be pope. That would be my number one choice. No — I don't know, I have no preference. I must say we have a cardinal that happens to be out of a place called New York who's very good.

Response to being asked after the death of Pope Francis who he would like to be the next Pope (29 April 2025); as quoted in "Catholic leaders criticize Trump for posting apparent AI photo of himself as the pope", NPR (4 May 2025)