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Trump attacks Pope over criticism of Iran war
In Sunday’s post, Trump wrote that Pope Leo “should get his act together” and said he was “weak on nuclear weapons”, apparently referring to Tehran’s attempts to become a nuclear power, cited as one of the reasons for the US and Israel going to war with Iran.
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