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Trump Says He Wants to Speak to Pope About One Issue in Particular

The president is keen to speak with the new pontiff.

Trump wants to talk immigration with Pope Leo XIV. At least, that’s what he told Sean Hannity. The Fox host aired the second part of his interview with Donald Trump aboard Air Force One on Tuesday while boasting about the apparent victories of the president during his visit to the Middle East. When bringing up the new Pope, who is American, Hannity told Trump that the new pontiff “doesn’t seem to disagree with you on immigration,” without citing some rather pointed statements Leo has made on the subject. “Putting that aside would you like to talk to him about that?” Hannity asked. “Sure, I would,” Trump answered, reflecting on the fact Pope Leo “was really a surprise choice,” without adding more on the issue of immigration. The president said instead, “I noticed on CNN yesterday, they were saying this had nothing to do with Donald Trump.” The interview aired hours after the Pope relaunched the official papal X account by posting a spree of messages pleading for meetings between world leaders—and days after he called for an end to divisive rhetoric favored by the Trump administration.

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