President Trump is openly condemning the head of the Roman Catholic Church after Pope Leo the 14th criticized the U.S. and Israeli war with Iran.

William Brangham reports on the rare public battle between the President of the United States and the first U.S.-born Pope.

After his attacks on Pope Leo earned him global condemnation, the President this afternoon

refused to relent.

We believe strongly in law and order and he seemed to have a problem with that, so there's

nothing to apologize for.

He's wrong.

The President's remarks today doubled down on his lengthy tirade online and on the tarmac last night.

He's a very liberal person and he's a man that doesn't believe in stopping crime.

He's a man that doesn't think that we should be toying with a country that wants a nuclear weapon so they can blow up the world.

I'm not a fan of Pope Leo.

The president spoke yesterday after returning to Washington from Florida, echoing his post on

social media, where he took issue with Pope Leo's criticism of American actions in Venezuela

and Iran, he wrote, quote,

I don't want a pope who criticizes the president of the United States because I'm doing

exactly what I was elected in a landslide to do.

The president also implied that the first ever American pope owed his job to Trump, writing,

If I wasn't in the White House, Leo wouldn't be in the Vatican.

Today, on route to Algeria, Pope Leo responded.

I have no fear.

Neither the Trump administration are speaking out loudly about the messages of the gospel.

And that's what I believe Ryan called to do.

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