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Vance wades in Trump's feud with Pope Leo
Trump recently clashed with the leader of the Catholic Church over the war in Iran, calling the pope “weak on crime."
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Vance wades into Trump’s feud with Pope Leo
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Vice President Vance downplayed concerns about President Trump’s ongoing feud with Pope Leo XIV late Monday, suggesting it was not newsworthy. Trump recently clashed with the leader of the Catholic Church over the war in Iran, calling the pope “weak on crime” in a social media post on Sunday. Vance, who is promoting his upcoming…
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Vance Says Pope Leo Should Stay Out of U.S. Affairs
The vice president, a Catholic, defended President Trump, who had accused the pope of being too liberal and “weak on crime.” The pontiff has said that he has “no fear of the Trump administration.”
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JD Vance defends Trump amid spat with Pope Leo: ‘Stick to matters of morality’
Catholic vice-president effectively tells Leo to stay in his lane after pope criticized the White House over the Iran warJD Vance has weighed in on Donald Trump’s feud with Pope Leo, effectively telling the pontiff to stay in his lane after the head of the Catholic church criticized the White House over the Iran war.“It would be best for the Vatican to…
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Trump Faces Bipartisan Backlash Over Feud With Pope Leo
President Donald Trump is insisting he will not apologize to Pope Leo XIV after lashing out at the head of the Catholic Church for criticizing the Iran war. The president also offered a new explanation for the now-deleted and controversial AI image appearing to depict himself as Jesus that received swift bi-partisan backlash. NBC’s Garrett Haake reports…
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Eric Swalwell will resign from Congress. And, Trump feuds with Pope Leo over Iran War
Eric Swalwell is resigning from Congress after multiple women accused him of sexual assault and misconduct. And, Trump is feuding with Pope Leo, calling him weak on crime for opposing the war.
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‘I pray they come together’ - Americans react to Trump’s feud with Pope Leo
Hours after posting a lengthy message critiquing the pontiff, the US president shared a Jesus-like image of himself that he has since deleted.
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Why Trump and Pope Leo are at odds — Inside the feud and the ‘blasphemous’ AI Jesus photo
In a rambling post on Truth Social on April 12, President Trump slammed Pope Leo XIV, after the American pontiff shared continued rebukes to the US military operations in Iran. Trump even went a step further, posting an AI-generated image portraying himself as a Christ-like figure. The depiction quickly went viral, sparking widespread condemnation,…
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Trump, Pope Leo escalate feud over Iran war
A war of words erupted Monday between the world's two most influential Americans, President Trump and Pope Leo XIV, over the war in Iran in a feud that could upend Mr. Trump's support among the Christian right.
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JD Vance, Who Converted to Catholicism as an Adult FIRES BACK at Pope Leo — Tells Vatican to “Stick to Morality” as He Defends Trump
Vice President JD Vance, a man who converted to Catholicism as an adult and has repeatedly proven himself one of the most devout and principled Catholic voices in American public life, just delivered a stinging message to Pope Leo XIV: Stick to matters of morality and leave American public policy to the President of the United States. The post JD Vance,…
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