Pope's Brother Clarifies Trump Feud

0:00It's April 23rd. This is Durham News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. Pope Leo the 14th's brother, John Prevost, just weighed in on the buzz about a few between the Pope and President Donald Trump. The 71-year-old set the record straight during an interview on April 22nd, saying rumors of the Pope cancelling a United States trip, are flat out wrong. There was never any visit planned this year. Here this month, on April 12th, the 79-year-old Trump fired off criticisms on true social, calling the 70-year-old Pope week on, crime and bad-on-form policy. He slammed the Pope's views on Iran getting nukes, America's moves against Venezuela over drugs and prison dumps, and even took issue with critiques. Of his own landslide-elected policies, Prevost downplayed it as just a clash in perspectives, with his brother pushing hard for peace and equality worldwide. The Pope himself brushed it off on April 13th, telling reporters he fears nothing from the Trump team and plans to keep preaching the gospel, loud and clear.

1:04As the one-year mark of Pope Leo's rise to the papacy gets close, Prevost being with pride over his Chicago-rooted sibling. He even spilled a fun detail about guests from back home flooding in, like enough peeps candy to fill two closets and last till next Easter. This back and forth highlights how world leaders views can spark debate, but family backing keeps things grounded amid the noise.