Divisions on The Right Deepens as Trump Dispute with The Pope Continues
President Trump has sharply criticized the pope after his comments about the war in Iran. Credit... Kenny Holston/The New York Times By Tim Balk New York Times President Trump’s dispute with Pope Leo XIV has inflamed Republican tensions, with conservative media figures quarreling over the pontiff’s leadership of the Roman Catholic Church and some of the party’s vulnerable midterm candidates rebuking the president. Days after Mr. Trump first lashed out at the pope, who has been one of the most prominent critics of the war in Iran, the showdown continued to consume conservative media. On Thursday, the Fox News host Sean Hannity said on his program that Leo was “seemingly more interested in spreading left-wing politics than the actual teachings of Jesus Christ,” and was “twisting religion to specifically attack only President Trump.” Sean Hannity gestures with his left hand while speaking Sean Hannity has joined the president in criticizing the pope.Credit...Kriston Jae...
