I told Morning Joe that today was the realization of Peter Thiel’s worst fear — that the “woke American pope,” in his words, would take on Silicon Valley and challenge it to build an artificial intelligence in the service of humanity.

Here’s the problem for Thiel. Leo deals in a currency he doesn’t understand.

There's no ballot that removes him, no impeachment, no indictment, no deportation order, no tariff that touches him.

His authority comes from somewhere Thiel has no instrument to reach.