Vance backs Trump in Pope Leo clash over Iran war policy
TL;DR
JD Vance defended Trump amid a spat with Pope Leo XIV over the Iran war, saying the Vatican should stick to morality while the president defines U.S. public policy; Trump posted and then deleted an AI-generated meme portraying himself as a healer, drawing backlash and White House scrutiny, with Vance emphasizing that disagreements on policy are normal and that Trump speaks with his own voice.
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