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    Pope Leo downplays feud with Trump, says 'not in my interest' to debate him

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    Speaking to journalists in English aboard his flight ​to Angola for ⁠the third ‌leg of ​his ​ambitious 10-day Africa tour, ⁠the first U.S. pope said ​comments he made two ​days earlier in Cameroon decrying that the world was being "ravaged by a handful of tyrants" were ‌not aimed at Trump.

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    LUANDA: Pope Leo sought to downplay his feud with U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday, saying reporting about comments he ‌has made ⁠so ⁠far during his Africa tour "has not been accurate in all its aspects."

    Speaking to journalists in English aboard his flight to Angola for ⁠the third ‌leg of his ambitious 10-day Africa tour, ⁠the first U.S. pope said comments he made two days earlier in Cameroon decrying that the world was being "ravaged by a handful of tyrants" were ‌not aimed at Trump.

    That speech, said Leo, "was ​prepared ​two weeks ⁠ago, well before the president ever commented on myself and on ​the message of peace that I am promoting."

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