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Pope Leo needles Trump in clash over Iran | 12:30 REPORT
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1:31Now PlayingPresident Trump’s feud with Pope Leo XIV has entered the next round.
The pope appeared to take a veiled shot at Trump on the social platform X this morning. “Woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic, and political gain, dragging that which is sacred into darkness and filth.”
For context: Trump has been in a public dispute with the pope for several days. The pope made critical comments about the war in Iran, which infuriated Trump.
Oh, and did you see that Iran’s embassy in Tajikistan got involved in Trump’s AI Jesus video drama? It posted a video showing Jesus punching Trump. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth weighed in this morning, calling the video “disgusting.”
Hegseth also may have compared Trump to Jesus today. During his press conference this morning, he complained about an “endless stream of garbage” coming from the media in its coverage of the Iran war. Hegseth compared the media to Pharisees, the biblical Jewish group that clashed with Jesus.
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