CNN’s Liptak: Pope Clashed with Trump on Climate, Called Border Walls ‘Un-Christian’

BOLDUAN Welcome back We ░░░░░░░░ continue to follow major ░░░░░░░░ news this morning 88 ░░░░░░░░ old Pope Francis passing ░░░░░░░░ just hours ago and ░░░░░░░░ hours after his surprise ░░░░░░░░ appearance on Sunday to ░░░░░░░░ the traditional Easter blessing ░░░░░░░░ the Vatican on Sunday ░░░░░░░░ of the last people ░░░░░░░░ see Pope Francis before ░░░░░░░░ passing was actually Vice ░░░░░░░░ J D Vance who ░░░░░░░░ spending the Easter holiday ░░░░░░░░ Vatican City with his ░░░░░░░░ CNN s Kevin Liptak ░░░░░░░░ us now from the ░░░░░░░░ House for more on ░░░░░░░░ And we know we ░░░░░░░░ heard from the vice ░░░░░░░░ but what more are ░░░░░░░░ hearing from the White ░░░░░░░░ about the passing of ░░░░░░░░ Pope Kevin LIPTAK Yeah ░░░░░░░░ the White House putting ░░░░░░░░ on its official social ░░░░░░░░ just the simple message ░░░░░░░░ Rest in peace with ░░░░░░░░ of President Trump and ░░░░░░░░ President Vance with the ░░░░░░░░ over the last several ░░░░░░░░ Of course that meeting ░░░░░░░░ Vance which just took ░░░░░░░░ yesterday came as something ░░░░░░░░ a surprise It was ░░░░░░░░ on Vance s official ░░░░░░░░ for his visit to ░░░░░░░░ But Vance of course ░░░░░░░░ himself a Catholic and ░░░░░░░░ did visit the Vatican ░░░░░░░░ about 20 minutes yesterday ░░░░░░░░ in the Pope s ░░░░░░░░ residence talking very briefly ░░░░░░░░ Pope handed him a ░░░░░░░░ and some large chocolate ░░░░░░░░ eggs for his kids ░░░░░░░░ they parted ways And ░░░░░░░░ saying this morning that ░░░░░░░░ had just learned of ░░░░░░░░ passing of Pope Francis ░░░░░░░░ heart goes out to ░░░░░░░░ millions of Christians all ░░░░░░░░ the world who loved ░░░░░░░░ Vance says that he ░░░░░░░░ happy to see him ░░░░░░░░ though he was obviously ░░░░░░░░ ill You know Pope ░░░░░░░░ is someone who did ░░░░░░░░ these public clashes both ░░░░░░░░ Vance and with Trump ░░░░░░░░ the course of Trump ░░░░░░░░ presidencies even before he ░░░░░░░░ elected in 2016 the ░░░░░░░░ talked about this idea ░░░░░░░░ building walls to keep ░░░░░░░░ migrants is something that ░░░░░░░░ said was unchristian And ░░░░░░░░ sort of continued over ░░░░░░░░ course of his presidencies ░░░░░░░░ on issues of climate ░░░░░░░░ on issues of arms ░░░░░░░░ on this issue of ░░░░░░░░ But I do think ░░░░░░░░ was notable that when ░░░░░░░░ Trump went to visit ░░░░░░░░ Pope at the Vatican ░░░░░░░░ 2017 all of those ░░░░░░░░ were sort of put ░░░░░░░░ the side and the ░░░░░░░░ emerged somewhat starstruck by ░░░░░░░░ appearance He said it ░░░░░░░░ the honor of his ░░░░░░░░ You know that s ░░░░░░░░ most presidents emerge from ░░░░░░░░ meetings with the Pope ░░░░░░░░ ve covered several of ░░░░░░░░ now I remember when ░░░░░░░░ Obama invited the Pope ░░░░░░░░ to the White House ░░░░░░░░ were tens of thousands ░░░░░░░░ people on the South ░░░░░░░░ you know more than ░░░░░░░░ ve ever seen out ░░░░░░░░ And then Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ he met with the ░░░░░░░░ a similar experience Obviously ░░░░░░░░ himself a Catholic The ░░░░░░░░ counseled the Biden family ░░░░░░░░ the death of their ░░░░░░░░ Beau And President Biden ░░░░░░░░ this morning that Pope ░░░░░░░░ was unlike any who ░░░░░░░░ before him He said ░░░░░░░░ above all he was ░░░░░░░░ Pope for everyone He ░░░░░░░░ the people s Pope ░░░░░░░░ light of faith hope ░░░░░░░░ love BOLDUAN Kevin thank ░░░░░░░░ so much for sharing ░░░░░░░░ with us Much more ░░░░░░░░ learn about reaction inside ░░░░░░░░ White House and all ░░░░░░░░ the world Thank you ░░░░░░░░