Pope Leo XIV clarifies that his comments about tyrants were not directed at President Trump
Pope Leo XIV stated aboard a flight to Angola that his Thursday speech criticizing tyrants who spend billions on wars was prepared two weeks before Trump's comments about him and was not aimed at the president. The clarification came after Trump called the Pope "terrible" on foreign policy following the pontiff's criticism of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. Vice President JD Vance thanked the Pope for clearing the record.
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Right-leaning outlets highlight Pope's clarification and Vance's gratitude, left-leaning outlets frame it as damage control, while Al Jazeera foregrounds ongoing papal criticism of Trump's immigration policies with a humanitarian lens.
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“Pope Leo decries 'tyrants' ravaging world, days after insults from Trump - The Washington Post”WP Washington Post LEFT
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“Pope Leo says remarks about world being 'ravaged by a handful of tyrants' were not aimed at Trump: report”FOX Fox News RIGHT
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