Pope praises US history of welcoming immigrants in implicit rebuke to Trump

Pope Leo, the first American-born pontiff, has used his first major address to his home country to champion America's identity as a refuge for immigrants—and to implicitly challenge Donald Trump. According to The Guardian, the Pope invoked the Declaration of Independence, calling Americans to remember why 'America' has become synonymous with freedom worldwide: because it was built on the willingness to welcome newcomers.

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