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Trump's pope spat risks feud with crucial Catholic swing voters

Apr 13, 2026Center Left

President Trump followed a Holy Week of profanity-laced threats with attacks on Pope Leo XIV and posting an AI self-portrait as a Jesus-like figure — risking alienating Catholic swing voters who backed him in 2024.Why it matters: Catholics are America's largest swing religious vote, and Trump's support among them was already sliding before his latest…

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