moral issue. he also seems unafraid to not only take on catholics, but political leaderers. while in cuba, he made a vailed critique while meeting with the castro brothers. the pope will be the first ever to join a joint meeting of congress on thursday. do you expect him to go even further than he did on wednesday inned addressing immigration, climate change and abortion? those are the most divisive issues in u.s. politics today. he has been so concerned about the poor. this has been an issue from his first day of participatecy to raise up the poor. he wants to be a voice for the poor. what did they want? they wanted jobs. he saw these were people that were left out of the growth in gdp. these are the people that he wanted to be a voice for.
are going to discuss tomorrow? reporter: anderson, the white house is engaging in some vatican-like secretsy on this topic though the president and the pope are allies on issues ranging from climate change to income inequality, to cuba. the white house is not revealing what these two men will discuss behind closed doors. after the president greets the pope here at the white house, the two leaders will speak to the world. pope francis is expected to deliver his remarks in english, then they will hold a one-on-one meeting in the oval office with only translators in the room. that is all before pope francis addresses congress on thursday. again, that speech expected in english. you know, anderson, white house press secretary josh earnest cautioned the president won t be going into tomorrow with a political agenda. perhaps that s because this pope can be full of surprises. after their last meeting in rome last year, we asked the president were there any hot-button social issues that were
the nation s first catholic vice president and dr. jill biden altogether greeting the pope. it made for an unprecedented welcome to the united states at andrews air force base. day two of the pope s visit, it will be a sight to behold for starters, 15,000 visitors are expected to witness the pope s official arrival ceremony. after the president greets the pope the two leaders will speak to the world and then hold a one-on-one meeting with only translators in the room. that is all before pope francis addresses congress on thursday. vice president joe biden will be in attendance for that. the issues will range from income equality to cuba. the white house has been secrettive about what these two men will discuss in their meeting in the oval office, because this pope can be full of surprises. i can tell you after their meet income rome, we asked the president whether hot button social issues were raised. the president said the pope
it was one of the biggest symbolic moments of the presidency with the family, and the first catholic president and dr. jill biden altogether greeting the pope. it made for an unprecedented welcome to the united states at andrews air force base. it will be a sight to behold. for starters, 15,000 visitors are expected to witness the pope s official arrival ceremony. after the president greets the pope, the two leaders will speak to the world and then hold a one-on-one meeting with only translators in the room. that is all before pope francis addresses congress on thursday. vice president joe biden will there for that. even though the pope and the president are allies on issues from income to cuba, the white house is secretive about what they will discuss in the oval office. propsst perhaps because this pope can be number of surprises, i can tell you after their last meet income roam last year.
reporter: the white house is engaging in vatican-like secrecy on the topic even though the president and pope are allies on things like climate change, incominequality and cuba. after the president greets the pope at the white house the two leaders will speak to the world. pope francis is expected to deliver his remarks in english. then they will hold a one-on-one meeting in the oval office with only translators in the room before pope francis addresses congress on thursday. again, the speech expected in english. white house press secretary josh earnest cautioned the president will not be going into tomorrow with a political agenda. perhaps that s because the pope can be full of surprises. after their last meeting in rome last year, we asked the president were there any hot-botten socihot hot-button social issues brought up and he said he brought up immigration reform. it s hard to imagine immigration