Trump pays his respects to a pope who publicly and pointedly disagreed with him, meets Zelenskyy

ROME (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday was among more than 50 heads of state and other dignitaries attending the funeral of Pope Francis , where he paid his respects to the Roman Catholic leader who pointedly disagreed with him on a variety of issues. Trump also met briefly with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy before the service, both the White House and Zelenskyy's office confirmed. White House communications director Steven Cheung said they “met privately today and had a very productive discussion" and that more details would follow.

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