Interesting to see two ‘dominant American figures' in Pope Leo XIV and Donald Trump
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been elected as the new supreme pontiff, choosing the name Pope Leo XIV.
'It is a remarkable thing,' Mr Baker told Sky News host James Morrow.
'I think you're going to have quite an interesting interaction, quite an interesting balance between these two Americans now who are such dominant figures in the world.'
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