MAGA pundit insists Obama aide and the Pope are conspiring to hurt Trump

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsMAGA pundit insists Obama aide and the Pope are conspiring to hurt TrumpHal Lambert claimed that ‘this is all about trying to hurt President Trump’s Catholic vote during the midterms’Owen Scott Tuesday 14 April 2026 16:25 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2957444","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/maga-obama-pope-trump-conspiracy-b2957444.html","title":"MAGA pundit says Obama aide and the Pope are conspiring to hurt Trump"}}CloseMAGA pundit insists Obama aide and the Pope are conspiring to hurt TrumpSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}A MAGA pundit has accused former...