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Search results for "Pentagon Threatened the Pope After He Criticized Trump"

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Donald Trump stated on April 12, 2026 in a Truth Social post:
Pope Leo XIV “thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a nuclear weapon.”
By Maria Briceño• April 13, 2026
Bloggers stated on June 12, 2022 in a story:
The Pentagon "finally comes clean" and "admits...that there are 46 U.S. military-funded biolabs in Ukraine"
By Samantha Putterman• June 15, 2022
Tammy Baldwin stated on September 23, 2015 in an interview:
"The pope and Donald Trump and Tammy Baldwin all agree" on eliminating the "carried-interest" tax break.  
By Tom Kertscher• September 24, 2015
Viral image stated on September 08, 2023 in an Instagram post:
Video shows Pope Francis slapping former President Donald Trump’s hand.
By Ciara O'Rourke• September 11, 2023
X posts stated on May 08, 2025 in posts:
Robert Prevost, the Roman Catholic cardinal who was chosen to be the new pope, is a “registered Republican.”
By Grace Abels, Amy Sherman• May 9, 2025
Bloggers stated on July 10, 2018 in a blog post:
Say "Pope says that the rights of Muslim migrants trump any safety concerns that you might have with them in your country."
By Lucia Geng• July 12, 2018
Facebook posts stated on September 05, 2022 in a video on Facebook:
Joe Biden called Pope Francis the “famous African American baseball player in America."
By Andy Nguyen• September 13, 2022
Gary Johnson stated on August 11, 2016 in an interview on Fox News:
"The Pentagon itself says that we could eliminate 20 percent of U.S. bases."
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• August 15, 2016
Viral image stated on October 21, 2020 in a post on Facebook:
Broken voting machines in Russellville, Ark., tried to automatically tally votes meant for Donald Trump as votes for Joe Biden.
By Bill McCarthy• November 3, 2020
Donald Trump stated on October 27, 2020 in a tweet by Trump War Room:
Says Joe Biden said, “Why am I doing this? Why? What is my real aim?”
By Miriam Valverde• October 27, 2020
Facebook posts stated on February 23, 2025 in a Facebook post:
Pope Francis died as of Feb. 23, 2025.
By Ciara O'Rourke• February 25, 2025
Donald Trump stated on December 09, 2020 in a tweet:
“No candidate has ever won both Florida and Ohio and lost.”
By Amy Sherman• December 10, 2020
Facebook posts stated on January 12, 2015 in a Facebook post:
"In 1913, it was legal to mail children."
By Nancy Badertscher• January 13, 2015
Bloggers stated on March 03, 2020 in a story:
Says the Vatican reports that Pope Francis tested negative for the coronavirus before a second test came back positive.
By Samantha Putterman• March 5, 2020
Donald Trump stated on July 27, 2024 in a rally in St. Cloud, Minnesota:
During the 2020 Minnesota riots after George Floyd’s murder, Gov. Tim Walz didn’t call in the National Guard, “so, I sent in the National Guard to save Minneapolis.”
By Amy Sherman• August 7, 2024
YourNewsWire.com stated on November 18, 2017 in a headline:
"Pope Francis at Mass: ‘Jesus is Metaphorical, Not Literal."
By Amy Sherman• November 22, 2017
YouTube videos stated on February 29, 2020 in a YouTube video:
Says the Vatican confirmed that Pope Francis and two aides tested positive for coronavirus.
By Samantha Putterman• March 2, 2020
Bloggers stated on August 05, 2017 in Internet posts:
Says Russian President Vladimir Putin said Pope Francis "is not a man of God."
By Joshua Gillin• August 8, 2017
TheNewYorkEvening.com stated on May 08, 2018 in a fake news blog post:
"Pope Francis: Gun owners ‘can’t call themselves Christian’"
By Jon Greenberg• May 10, 2018
MAGA Inc stated on March 07, 2024 in an ad:
President Joe Biden said “do whatever the hell they want,” paused, and then said, “I guess I should clear my mind here a little bit.”
By Amy Sherman• March 13, 2024

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