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  1. Trump lambasts Pope Leo XIV, extending feud over Iran war with American pontiff<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0NPR<\/li>\n
  2. Trump attacks Pope Leo, calling him ‘terrible’ for foreign policy and ‘weak’ on crime<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0Reuters<\/li>\n
  3. Trump attacks Pope Leo, taking credit for his election as bishop of Rome<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0The Washington Post<\/li>\n
  4. Trump Attacks Pope Leo as Too Liberal and \u2018Weak on Crime\u2019<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0The New York Times<\/li>\n
  5. Trump blasts Pope Leo for criticism of U.S. foreign policy<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0CNBC<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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