Pope Francis died at the age of 80 on Monday (April 21). Tributes rolled in from across the world for him and from US Vice President JD Vance, who met the pope just hours before his death on Easter. Now, in a bizarre conspiracy, the internet thinks Vance has something to do with Pope's death. 

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The US VP met the Pope a day before his death on Easter Sunday at the Vatican. 

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Expressing his tribute to the pope, Vance took to the social media platform X and wrote, "My heart goes out to the millions of Christians all over the world who loved him." 

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"I was happy to see him yesterday, though he was obviously very ill. But I’ll always remember him for the below homily he gave in the very early days of COVID," he added. 

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Just after the post, Vance's trolling started, where people started accusing him of being the reason the pope died. 

'Can you meet with Putin next?'

One internet user on X wrote, "He passed away right after your visit. Coincidence? I don't think so." 

Meanwhile, another asked, “What did you do bro?” 

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“Poor guy died of cringe after meeting you,” another said. 

The trolling escalated when some even started giving suggestions to Vance to meet other big names, such as Russian President Vladimir Putin and George Soros. 

“JD, please visit George Soros next,” one X user asked. 

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Meanwhile, another asked, “Can you meet with Putin next?”