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Trump blasts … the Pope!

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump smiles during a campaign stop, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016, in Bluffton, S.C. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump smiles during a campaign stop, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016, in Bluffton, S.C. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Donald Trump fired back at Pope Francis in a rally Thursday afternoon in South Carolina, saying the pope would wish for a President Trump "if and when" the Islamic State were to attack the Vatican. "For a religious leader to question a person's faith is disgraceful," Trump said in a lengthy statement. Trump was responding to a comment from the pope earlier in the day that questioned Trump's faith because of the Republican presidential front-runner's caustic approach to illegal immigration/Business Insider. More here.



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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