Pope Leo needles Trump in clash over Iran

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Did the pope just subtweet President Trump??:

Credit: The Associated Press | Luca Zennaro | Alex Brandon

President 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.” 🔍 See the full post from @Pontifex

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.”

🎥 Here’s the AI video if you haven’t seen it

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.

^ As CNN’s Brian Stelter pointed out, Hegseth appears to be insinuating that “doubting Trump or being skeptical of the war is like doubting Christ.” 🎥 Watch Stelter’s analysis

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➤ OVERNIGHT — BOMB THREAT AT THE POPE’S BROTHER’S HOUSE:

There was a bomb threat at the home of John Prevost, one of Leo’s brothers, in Illinois on Wednesday night. No one was........

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