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The Catholics in Trump's Inner Circle Have Nowhere to Hide
Donald Trump's attacks on Pope Leo XIV are making J.D. Vance and Catholics choose between their religion and their fealty to the president.
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JD Vance in 2020:
“My growing view is that too many American Catholics have failed to show proper deference to the papacy, treating the pope as a political figure to be criticized or praised according to their whims.”
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The anger of American Christians towards Trump is just one of several cracks appearing in the MAGA base. @nikkimcr.bsky.social and I take a deep dive for the latest Politics Weekly America open.spotify.com/episode/….
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The Late Show spoofed Pope Leo XIV‘s “feud” with the Trump administration with a parody of Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us,” in which the “Pontiff” takes aim at the White House, saying, “They not pious.”
Watch: bit.ly/42bIUEP
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Sarah Isgur, author of "Last Branch Standing," explains why liberals and conservatives upset with the Supreme Court should direct their ire toward Congress.
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Trump is doubling down on casting himself as a divine savior as he ramps up his attacks on Pope Leo XIV.
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Trump on beating the China back to the Moon: "Maybe they'll get lucky... I don't like to put myself in that position."
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"it’s sad to watch this country sabotage itself and cede the most important industry of the future to China.... In the end, we aren’t just burning fossil fuels; we’re also burning our future." open.substack.com/pub/pau….
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Donald Trump is now attacking the Pope.
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A lot of Orbán's American fans are saying that this election proved he was never an authoritarian in the first place.
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This dude was kicked out of the E Street Band in 1973.
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Tehran pushed hard to negotiate directly with Vance, who reportedly opposed the war in the first place, because they believe he'll behave more reasonably than many of his counterparts — most notably Witkoff and Kushner. My latest for @RollingStone on Iran: www.rollingstone.com/poli….
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