President Trump and first lady Melania Trump visited a shrine to Pope John Paul II in D.C. — drawing fresh criticism from religious leaders.
President Trump drew fresh criticism from religious leaders on Tuesday when he and first lady Melania Trump visited a shrine to St. John Paul II in Washington, D.C.
during a photo op outside the historic St. John's Church. Trump walked from the White House to the church on Monday after federal police and the National Guard used tear gas and other measures to force demonstrators out of an adjacent park.said Bishop Mariann Edgar BuddeTrump's outing to the shrine did not require the disruption of large protests against police brutality to clear a path. Instead, he traveled by motorcade.
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