Trump-Pope Showdown Frays GOP Ties as Catholic Voters Watch

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Trump-Pope Showdown Frays GOP Ties as Catholic Voters Watch
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President Trump’s sharp rebuke of Pope Leo XIV over Iran policy has deepened rifts within the Republican Party, with conservative hosts Sean Hannity and Tucker Carlson trading barbs and Trump urging a “good, bad, and somewhere in the middle” ranking of MAGA figures. Some GOP candidates, including Catholics, distance themselves from the president’s remarks amid concerns about Catholic voters and midterm prospects, while others defend him as the White House touts Trump as the party’s leader and focuses on inflation and security in a volatile political moment.

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