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Jacobs-Meadway Roberta's avatar

Trump lies. And water is wet. And Trump will make any claim to the credit that others deserve or “gift” some of the credit to one of his lackeys and/or fellow grifters, including the second trophy wife who clearly does not give a rat’s rear about anything except enjoying her gilded life as far from Trump as she can be.

Platinumhed's avatar

Reminds me of the jacket she wore getting on AF1 for a trip to Allen, TX during the first term. On the back of the jacket were the words, “I really don’t care, DO U?” I seriously doubt she cares about the people of Ukraine. It is clear to me that credit goes to Pope Leo XIV.

Marcia Braun's avatar

Pope Leo did "the quiet work." That says a lot, doesn't it? What a contrast with the Trumps!

Monica Soule's avatar

I am heartily sick of Trump trying to co-opt the Catholic vote with photo ops with Bishops, and now outright lies about Ukraine. I propose a game of Clue. I’ll go first.

IT WAS POPE LEO. IN A HOSPITAL BED. WITH A TELEPHONE.

Anne Hopkins's avatar

Yes, yes. A tough editor, short on space, could just say, “I am heartily sick of Trump.”

graceg's avatar

This is phenomenal reporting. I had no idea that Pope Leo and the Vatican have been interceding on behalf of the Ukrainian children so specifically and successfully. It is shameful Melania Trump took credit for the ceasefire but not at all surprising. Thank you for putting the truth out into the world!

Deirdre Mooney's avatar

The Trump family stoop even lower than I thought they could

Anne Hopkins's avatar

Hmmm…The Pope announces that he has reached out to Putin and requested that he allow the trapped, starving civilians in Oleshky to escape back into Ukraine.

Putin agreed to allow it.

Then along comes Melania “I Don’t Care, Do You?” Trump, claiming that it was she, with her remarkable (previously unknown) diplomatic capabilities, who had brought about this wonderful shift. And, right before an election that is not looking good for the Orange Grifter. “I alone can fix it.”

I know which one I believe.

Lori Kleibohmer's avatar

Wow. Stolen valor much? The whole Drumph family is nothing but lying grifters.

JEB24's avatar

Ukraine and the world will know who to credit. It will not be the wife of the man who sold out to Russia and tried to cripple Ukraine’s defences

Kathleen Banfield's avatar

Not surprising, considering Trump claims credit for everything He even said Pope Leo was elected Pope because of him.

Donna Guardino's avatar

Yet another revelation about how corrupt this administration and all its followers are. This is as disgusting as what's happening in the Ohio governor race with Vivek Ramaswamy's ad of his opponent's estranged, mentally ill "mother" lying about her daughter's documented childhood abuse at the hands of her husband. Let the light continue to shine down on these cockroaches!

David Blaine's avatar

"There is no stopping what you can do if you don't care who takes the credit for it." Don't know who to credit that to but it's not the White House. ';-)

Dr Driscoll's avatar

Trump’s minions try to tale credit for any good work done by others to cover up the fact that everything they do is bad and destructive and evil.

Linda Kramer's avatar

No one believes what M.Trump has to

say. Has she yet to send a note or message to our beloved Pope Leo

wishing him good health????

The news cycle of US politics/stories of

corruption is coming at us so fast that

we are grateful for Pope Leo’s recovery,

support and ethics.

Those Archbishops who try to undermine

the Pope’s standards, faith and decency

will tarnish their own reputations.

Many of those who love and pray 🙏 for

Pope Leo are not Catholics …

Sky Blue's avatar

As trump aims to be Nero!

Punkette's avatar

Thank you, Christopher and blessings to Pope Leo and the Vatican for helping the brave people of Oleshky. Make no mistake. “Sane” Americans (at least 70% of us) know the truth. No matter how often he brags about ending wars, Donald is no peacemaker. He is a sadistic monster, a brazen war profiteer (along with his evil sons and son-in-law) and Putin’s loyal puppet for 40+ years. We (and the world) don’t believe a word that comes out of Donald’s mouth, or Melania’s.

Lucinda Abbott's avatar

Utterly despicable. But so typical, too.