TRUMP DOUBLES DOWN WITH DISTURBING MAKE-OUT IMAGE - 4.16.26

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Keith Olbermann discusses Trump's controversial comments and actions regarding the Pope and international relations.

SEASON 4 EPISODE 79: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN A-Block (2:30) SPECIAL COMMENT: Trump doubles down on bashing the Pope and appropriating Jesus. This time it’s not him pretending to be Dr. Jesus or whoever. It's, it's, it's...well the image he posted looks like he’s about to make out with him. I mean this isn’t one of my areas of expertise but JC is fondling Trump's chest. It’s so bad even Speaker Mike Johnson noticed. The Republicans aren’t mad about the other part, slamming Pope Leo, because right wing governments have been attacking the Catholic Church since King Henry the 8th. But some of the comments do underscore that if they want the Pope to "stay in his lane," the MAGA evangelical squad needs to stay in its. This also underscores how MANY wars can Trump start at the same time? War against the Pope, War against European governments, War against Iran, War against Reality. He again insists he’s blockading the Strait of Hormuz when the American navy is clearly NOT blockading the Strait of Hormuz. He again insists he’s already beaten Iran, when Iran now says IT may also halt shipping in the RED SEA. Does Trump even KNOW how bad…

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Host: Keith Olbermann

Topics covered

• Trump
• Pope
• Republican politics
• Iran
• media commentary
• religion
• international relations

Keywords

• Trump
• Pope
• Mike Johnson
• Iran
• international relations
• media commentary
• Republican politics

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