Welcome to the beat, everyone. I'm Ari Melba. We begin with the fallout over the president's feud with the Pope.

There was the offensive post where he tried to depict himself as Jesus and later claimed that the post of Jesus was actually of a doctor.

And there is a feud with the Vatican that really doesn't advance any U.S. interests at all.

The backlash is a headache for the Trump camp as they look at a punishing set of problems going into the midterms.

Alienating key parts of your base going into the election is not good politics.

So even by that narrow measure, there is something off with Donald Trump's ability to do what he used to do on a regular basis,

which is speak at least effectively to his base and build or maintain power.

He is failing that, and I will show you the verdict coming in from many places.

We could show you our European allies.

We could show you independence, veterans, liberals.

But let's start with how this is

playing among MAGA voices. That has blasted me in its purest form. I find it a calling. It's

disgusting. You're mocking. You're mocking my lord and savior. That's evil. Just evil. Yeah.

Nothing more to say about it. He's's evil. Just evil. Yeah.

Nothing more to say about it.

He's crazy.

Done.

I'm ashamed.

I'm ashamed that he would actually do that.

A man I voted for and trusts.

Do you think this will have an effect on the elections in November and the midterms?

I hope so.

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