Rubio’s Rome challenge: Managing an ally, appealing to a pope ○
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84 days ago
With Giorgia Meloni, Washington has leverage. With the Vatican, it has little more than diplomacy.
Marco Rubio heads to the Vatican as 2028 presidential buzz ramps up ⊕
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio is a frontrunner to succeed President Donald Trump in 2028, though Vice President JD Vance is also seen as a potential heir.
85 days ago
Trump renews feud with Pope Leo XIV days ahead of planned Marco Rubio visit to the Vatican ⊖
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In an interview with US media outlets, Trump said Pope Leo XIV’s words are helping Iran and making the world “less safe”, slamming him for his stance which Trump perceives to mean indifference about …
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