JD Vance vs. the Pope and the Far-Right Funding Machine (Question Time)

Alastair Campbell· Host0:00

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Rory Stewart· Host0:11

The reality is that Vance and the administration are wrong. I mean, they're theologically illiterate.

Alastair Campbell· Host0:19

Yeah.

Rory Stewart· Host0:20

They are consistently portraying a worldview which is, well, in a lot of their actions, almost seems to be completely unbound by any kind of ethical principles.

Alastair Campbell· Host0:30

This is a deliberate thing of constantly wrapping up what they're doing in religious rhetoric, and if you are somebody like Pope Leo, who clearly can't stand what these people are doing to America and to the world, then you can see why he would get very, very offended. This episode is brought to you by Ouse Energy.

Rory Stewart· Host0:49

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Alastair Campbell· Host1:04

So if bills are meant to fall from April, why would anyone bother switching?

Rory Stewart· Host1:08

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Alastair Campbell· Host1:18

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