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Laura Coates Live

Trump Claims He’s Not Fighting with Pope Despite Insults, Attacks

Laura Coates Live

CNN

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3.92.5K Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2026

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Pope Leo warned that the world is being ravaged by “tyrants,” in forceful comments made after US President Donald Trump attacked the pontiff for his stance on the war with Iran. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Tonight, President Trump drifts from his Iran message by once again attacking the Pope,

0:10.4

and the pontiff isn't backing down. Plus, the first charges against an ICE agent involved

0:17.3

in the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis. I've got the county attorney joining me live.

0:22.6

And Trump's massive arch in DC is getting the green light.

0:26.6

But one veteran is suing to stop it.

0:29.6

Tonight on Laricoe's live.

0:35.6

Well, my opening statement tonight, if you're trying to project confidence in your strategy,

0:45.3

you usually want to keep the focus on the actual strategy, right?

0:49.8

You want to talk about the pressure it's creating, the leverage it's building, you know, like whether

0:55.7

a blockade against Iran is working, or whether a new ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon will hold.

1:01.9

What you don't want to do is drag the focus somewhere else, especially toward a fight that

1:08.1

wasn't necessary in the first place, like repeatedly going after the Pope.

1:14.4

And today, President Trump did it again.

1:19.3

Why are you fighting with the Pope?

1:21.0

And are you worried he's upsetting your even-no-no-law-support or the Catholic?

1:23.8

I have to do what's right.

1:25.7

The Pope has to understand that.

1:28.8

Very simple. I have nothing against the Pope. His brother's MAGA all the way. I like his brother. Why are you fighting

1:33.0

with him, then? I'm not fighting with him. The Pope made a statement. He says Iran can have a nuclear

1:38.3

weapon. I say Iran can not have a nuclear weapon. And if the Pope looked at the 42,000 people that were killed over the last two or

1:46.2

three months as a protester with no weapons, no nothing, I mean, you take a look at that, so I can

1:53.0

disagree with the Pope. I have a right to disagree with the Pope. So a couple of things. First, the Pope has not said Iran can have nuclear

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