Trump voters say the pope should 'stay in his lane' and butt out of the Iran war

Trump's supporters in Nevada and Arizona believe that Pope Leo XIV is in the wrong, not the president, in their spat over the Iran war.

PHOENIX — Christopher Brandlin was born Catholic, raised Catholic, went to Catholic school and wore a flag-themed cross over his flag-themed tie for President Donald Trump’s appearance Thursday in Las Vegas.

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Yet in the dispute between Trump and Pope Leo XIV over the Iran war, Brandlin believes it’s the pontiff, not the president, who’s in the wrong.

Pope Leo is “actually using more politics than he should,” Brandlin, a Republican candidate for a Nevada state Assembly seat, said in an interview.