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Report claims Pentagon threatened the Vatican with military power. US officials deny it

In the days leading up to U.S. President Donald Trump's April 12, 2026, attack on Pope Leo XIV — whom he called "weak on crime and terrible for foreign policy" — a rumor circulated online that ...
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Pentagon, White House Push Back on Alleged Remarks Made to Pope, Vatican

The Pentagon and White House are refuting reports that high-level U.S. defense officials told Pope Leo XIV and the Vatican to take the United States’ “side” when it comes to matters of military ...