Vance vs. Pope Leo on what’s a just war

About this episode

The episode discusses President Trump's controversial social media post and his recent attacks on Pope Leo XIV in the context of just war theory.

In a now-deleted social media post, President Trump shared an AI-generated image depicting himself as Jesus. He has also recently attacked Pope Leo XIV.

People in this episode

Host: Brian Lehrer

Topics covered

• just war
• politics
• AI-generated content
• social media
• religion

Keywords

• Trump
• Pope Leo XIV
• just war
• AI image
• social media

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