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  "path": "/2026/04/13/repub/trump-picks-fight-with-pope-leo-as-iran-peace-talks-dissolve/",
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  "site": "https://missouriindependent.com",
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  "textContent": "WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump lashed out at Pope Leo XIV Sunday night following the pontiff’s sharp criticism of the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran and wider Middle East conflict. In a lengthy post, littered with falsehoods, on his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump accused the first U.S.-born pope of being “WEAK on crime” and of […]",
  "title": "Trump picks fight with Pope Leo as Iran peace talks dissolve"
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