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During live MSNBC coverage prior to the arrival of Pope Francis on Tuesday, ex-NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams returned to television and asked Meet the Press moderator Chuck Todd: “We try not to make everything political. What is the political angle in your shop of this visit by the leader of Catholics worldwide?”
Todd replied: “Democrats, Democratic Catholics who are elected officials, have never been more excited about this pope coming....there’s an excitement among Democrats about this visit that I have not seen in previous papal visits.”