Rick Santorum on Newsmax: Trump, Zelenskyy ‘Moved by This Moment’

In the backdrop of Pope Francis’ funeral Saturday, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Donald Trump engaged in iconic peace talks at the Vatican, former Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., marveled on Newsmax.

“I think it speaks well to both of them,” Santorum told special coverage co-hosts Bianca de la Garza and Ed Henry on Saturday. “I know they don’t have the best relationship, but it speaks well to both of them that they would take the time, I think obviously moved by this moment, even though neither of them are Catholic.”

The death of the Pope and the war deaths in Ukraine, which Trump has repeatedly hoped to end, have the world leaders realizing current struggles are just a “blip” in the timeline of humanity.

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