White House Chief of Staff declares President Obama 'our most Catholic of presidents'

Greg P. | 12:02 PM on December 15, 2016

Blinks … checks to see if it’s a typo … listens to the audio … it’s not a typo.

White House Chief of Staff Dennis McDonough just told David Axelrod that President Obama is “our most Catholic of presidents” and that he’s a “capital C Catholic.” Audio here (not embeddable):

AUDIO – W.H. Chief of Staff: @BarackObama Is the Most Catholic President in History https://t.co/6dHBoiX8lk

— Grabien (@GrabienMedia) December 15, 2016

You can listen to the entire podcast here:

WH COS @Denis44 to @GOP: It's not going to be as easy as you think to dismantle @BarackObama legacy. #AxeFiles https://t.co/B54WFpSHsn pic.twitter.com/MtXSrDVMgN

— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) December 15, 2016

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