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5 min readThe Gospel According to Trump
The Trump administration spent the week in an escalating war of words with Pope Leo I, after the Holy Father criticized the president's threats to "wipe out" Iran. What began as a policy dispute has spiraled into a full-blown theological confrontation involving the Vice President, the Speaker of the House, and the Secretary of Defense—who delivered a prayer to troops using a fake Bible quote from Pulp Fiction. Meanwhile, the actual war with Iran remains unresolved, Republicans are panicking about their midterm prospects, and RFK Jr. testified before Congress while TMZ asked him about a diary entry where he wrote about cutting the penis off a dead raccoon.
The Holy War
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- 1 (00:00) **Ad Read: SimpliSafe** - Sponsored segment for home security system.
- 2 (01:28) **Show Open & Holy War Kickoff** - John Favreau and Dan Pfeiffer introduce the episode's main topics: Trump's fight with the Pope, J.D. Vance lecturing the Holy Father, and Pete Hegseth's fake Bible quote from Pulp Fiction.
- 3 (04:13) **MAGA vs. The Vatican** - The hosts break down the escalating conflict between the Trump administration and Pope Leo.
- 4 (09:33) **Pete Hegseth's Blasphemous Analogy** - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth compares the media covering the Iran war to the Pharisees who persecuted Jesus.
- 5 (13:12) **Pope Leo Fires Back, Trump Backtracks** - Pope Leo delivers a pointed speech in Cameroon, condemning those who "manipulate religion for military, economic, or political gain."
- 6 (16:24) **The AI Jesus Meme & The Antichrist** - The hosts trace the origin of the AI-generated image of Jesus with his arm around Trump.
- 7 (20:37) **The Catholic Vote & Political Fallout** - Analysis of the political impact of Trump's fight with the Pope on Catholic voters.
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Show Notes
JD Vance and Mike Johnson defend Donald Trump's fight against the pope, while Trump says "he's all about the Gospel" and Defense Secretary Hegseth leads soldiers in prayer using a fake Bible quote from "Pulp Fiction." More troops are on their way to the Middle East as the United States and Iran look for a short-term agreement before the ceasefire expires Tuesday. Republicans worry that Trump's "nonsense" is distracting from their midterm affordability message, and a New York Post reporter publishes an excerpt from Health Secretary Kennedy's diary in which he recalls cutting off the penis of a roadkill raccoon. Then, Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan stops by the studio to talk to Tommy about her campaign for Senate, how ICE's operations in her state have reshaped the race, and what she wants to see from Democratic leadership in the Senate.
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