President Donald Trump refused to apologize to Pope Leo XIV on Monday after criticizing the pontiff for his opposition to the war in Iran — and he sought to explain away a now-deleted social media post depicting himself as Jesus by saying he had thought the image was of him as a doctor. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has called Trump's remarks "unacceptable". FRANCE 24's Seema Gupta reports from Rome.
Trump says he won't apologize to Pope Leo after criticism
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