Vice President JD Vance said Saturday he was "grateful" after Pope Leo XIV sought to ease tensions with President Donald Trump and indicated he had no interest in engaging in a public dispute.The pontiff said earlier Saturday that coverage of remarks he made during a recent trip to Africa had created "a certain narrative that has not been accurate in all of its aspects." He added that the speech in question had been prepared weeks before any response from Trump, pushing back on suggestions it was directed at the president.Vance, who is Catholic and met Pope Leo at the Vatican in 2025, welcomed...
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