David Axelrod, a senior advisor to former president Barack Obama, put out a statement on X quelling rumors that a Thursday meeting between himself and Pope Leo XIV was a precursor to a potential Leo-Obama summit."To be clear, I was gratified and honored that Pope Leo XIV granted my request for an audience and thrilled to spend a some time with him last week," Axelrod wrote."It was scheduled months ago and unrelated to any prospective meeting with President Obama," his Tuesday post concluded.Despite the statement, Obama has been open about his desire to meet with Pope Leo. Obama-Biden White Hou...
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