Trump tells Pope after Francis urges him to be an 'olive tree for peace' at Vatican meeting

'I won't forget what you said!' Trump tells Pope after Francis urges him to be an 'olive tree for peace' at Vatican meeting - where he jokes with Melania about when she feeds the president

• Trump was greeted by the Vatican secretary of state and whisked up an elevator to meet His Holiness in the 'little throne room'
• He and Pope Francis posed for photos and squared off across a desk in the private Papal study
• 'Thank you very much. This is such a great honor,' Trump said as he and Francis began their chat in the Pontiff's private study
• Later he greeting Melania Trump, who wore a traditional black veil, and asked her in Italian: 'What do you give him to eat?'
• Francis questioned Trump's Christianity last year after talking with Mexican officials about prospects for the Republican's promised border wall 
• Trump fired back at the time that the Pontiff was 'disgraceful'
• But he was gracious on Wednesday, telling Francis: 'I won't forget what you said'
• Trump brought Francis a set of first-edition books by Martin Luther King Jr.; the Pope gave him a large medal in the shape of an olive tree – a peace emblem

A lone American flag hung above the entryway to Pope Francis' apostolic palace in Vatican City on Wednesday as U.S. President Donald Trump arrived for the third leg of his tour of the world's great religions.

Trump met Pope Francis on the fifth day of his first foreign presidential trip, after visiting the cradles of Islam and Judaism.

While their discussion will remain private, the president had a brief message for Francis as he left: 'I won't forget what you said.'

'It's such an honor,' he said as he shook the Pontiff's hand and posed for photos in the Sala del Tronetto, the second-floor 'little throne room.'

'Thank you very much. This is such a great honor,' Trump was later heard saying as he and Francis sat across a desk from each other to begin their talks in his private study.

The Pope presented  

He tweeted on his way to the airport: 'Honor of a lifetime to meet His Holiness Pope Francis. I leave the Vatican more determined than ever to pursue PEACE in our world.' 

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