Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana,
a long supporter of Trump and the ultraconservative Maga movement,
condemned the president’s attacks on the pope during a Fox News interview on Saturday.
“I love the president like a taco,”
said Kennedy, using an odd turn of phrase.
He added: “I don’t always agree with him, but I think he wants a better world.
But I don’t agree with him about this new holy war with the pope.”
The senator’s criticism, and his choice…
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