President Donald Trump admitted during a recent interview that he would likely have a hard time getting into heaven if God required him to forgive some of the people who had attacked him.
Trump sat down with CBS News host Ross Douthat for a “60 Minutes” interview that aired Sunday evening — and while much of the conversation focused on the previous week’s bruising midterm elections and Trump’s path forward with much more opposition in Congress, Douthat asked Trump to share his thoughts on heaven.
“Let’s talk about death,” Douthat said, and Trump appeared amenable to the discussion. Douthat then mentioned the repeated attempts on Trump’s life — including the day the president was shot in the ear at a Butler, Pennsylvania, rally in July of 2024 — and asked what he believed would become of him when he did eventually leave this life.
“You have survived multiple assassination attempts,” Douthat said. “One came very, very close to you. I imagine that had some kind of effect on how you think about mortality. What do you think happens when you die?”
“Well, I hope I’m missed,” Trump said with a chuckle. “I hope — no, but I really mean it, I hope I’m missed!”
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