Trump Calls the Pope ‘Disgraceful’ in Spat Over Border Wall

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump blasted Pope Francis as “disgraceful” after he said that Trump was not a Christian because he wanted to build a wall on the Mexican border.
Trump Calls the Pope ‘Disgraceful’ in Spat Over Border Wall
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the University of South Florida Sun Dome on February 12, 2016 in Tampa, Florida. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Jonathan Zhou
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Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump blasted Pope Francis as “disgraceful” after he said that Trump was not a Christian because he wanted to build a wall on the Mexican border.

For a religious leader to question a person's faith is disgraceful.
— Donald Trump
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