The key facts
- In the 60 Minutes interview, Trump answered that he “doesn't want to go to hell” and hopes to get into heaven.
- Earlier, he linked his chances of getting into heaven to ending the conflict in Ukraine, where, according to him, about seven thousand people die per week.
- In February he claimed he had “done a lot of good,” and in September of last year he asked supporters to send $15 so he could “get into heaven.”
Answer to a question about the afterlife
US President Donald Trump, in an interview with CBS News' 60 Minutes program, answered journalist Ross Douthat's question about where he expects to go after death. “I don't want to go to hell, I hope I'll get into heaven,” Life.ru quotes his words as saying Life.ru. Gazeta.Ru quotes the answer in a similar formulation: “I hope so. I don't want to go to hell.”
Heaven in exchange for peace in Ukraine
The topic of the afterlife has already come up in the American leader's statements. According to Life.ru, last week Trump linked his chances of getting into heaven with his efforts to end the conflict in Ukraine: he hoped to earn a “place in heaven”if he managed to save the lives of thousands of people, while admitting that he was not entirely confident about the salvation of his own soul. He cited resolving the Ukrainian crisis as one of his key arguments, emphasizing that the main priority is stopping the loss of life, which, according to him, reaches seven thousand people weekly.
Earlier statements on the same topic
Gazeta.Ru also recalls earlier episodes. In February, Trump said he deserved to get into heaven because he had “done a lot of good,” while noting that he was not perfect. And in September of last year, as the outlet reported, he sent supporters an email asking them to donate $15 so that he could “get into heaven,” recalling the 2024 assassination attempt when “a bullet pierced his skin.” The new interview thus continues a line that the US President has publicly voiced more than once — from diplomatic merits to fundraising.
