President Donald Trump joked that he would like to be the next pope and then named a real contender. Here’s what he said.

After a reporter asked Trump who he thought should follow Pope Francis as the next pope, the non-Catholic president offered a response that was entirely in character. “I’d like to be pope,” Trump joked.

Speaking with reporters outside the White House, Trump kiddingly said he’d like to be the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church. “I’d like to be pope,” the president said. “That would be my number one choice.