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    When Republican frontrunner Donald Trump offered a provocative retort to criticism by Pope Francis, it may have been a calculated political move to boost his standing ahead of South Carolina's presidential primary. Two-thirds of South Carolinians are Protestants, with evangelical voters comprising the largest voting block in the state during its Republican primary, which is being held on Saturday. The evangelical faithful are often suspicious of hierarchical authority, and a Pew Institute study in Jan-uary said liberal Americans have a more favorable view of the leader of the Roman Catholic Church than conservatives. This could serve in Trump's favor when it comes to the spat between him and the pontiff, who triggered the controversy when he said the billionaire real estat...

    US President Barack Obama is not a fan of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and does not think he has a chance of winning the presidency. The president shared his thoughts about the upcoming presidential election, saying he believes the American people know getting into the White House "is not a reality show. I continue to believe Mr Trump will not be president, Obama said at the end of the US-Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Rancho Mirage, California. "And the reason is because I have a lot go faith in the American people. And I think they recognise that being president is a serious job. He continued: It's not hosting a talk show or a reality show. it's not promotion, it's not marketing. It's hard. And a lot of people count on us getting it ri...