The Pope v Trump

Over the weekend, Donald Trump posted an image of himself as a Jesus Christ like figure, which was subsequently deleted. It came after the President and the Pope exchanged a war of words over the conflict in Iran. What’s behind this latest spat, and how could it affect Trump’s standing among American’s Christians?

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Guests: 

• Kaya Burgess, science and religious affairs correspondent, The Times, and 
• Christopher Hale, Democratic operative and author of Letters from Leo substack.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Producers: Edward Drummond.

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Read more: Trump’s row with Pope Leo could cost him dearly among Catholic voters

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