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Tillis says Trump should apologize to pope: 'When you’re wrong, you’re wrong'

Tillis urged Trump to apologize to Pope Leo XIV and said he accepted Trump’s explanation for a deleted image.

Tillis says Trump should apologize to pope: 'When you’re wrong, you’re wrong'
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Sen. Thom Tillis said President Donald Trump should apologize to Pope Leo XIV for his remarks about the pope. Tillis also said he accepted Trump’s explanation for a since-deleted image portraying Trump as Christ-like.

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Tillis Calls on Trump to Apologize to Pope Leo

Sen. Tillis said Trump should apologize to Pope Leo over his remarks about the pope. Outlets on both sides report Tillis’s call for an apology. Center outlets present it as a specific Republican disagreement and add context such as other reactions or Tillis’s response to a deleted image. Right-leaning outlets emphasize Tillis’s view that the pope should be treated as a religious leader rather than a political opponent.

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