"I hate some of my enemies and I always will," Trump talks about death: I don't want to go to hell!

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"I hate some of my enemies and I always will," Trump talks about
Donald Trump

US President Donald Trump has spoken about death and life after death during an interview with the popular American show "60 Minutes" on CBS, making unusual statements about religious faith, heaven, hell and hatred towards his political opponents.

During the interview broadcast on Sunday, November 8, journalist Ross Douthat asked the 80-year-old president what he thinks will happen to him after death.

Trump initially interpreted the question as a reference to the legacy he would leave behind, responding that he hoped people would remember him and that he believed he had done a good job as president.

But the journalist insisted, asking him to talk about his personal fate after death, not about how he would be remembered.

"I hope so. I don't want to go to hell," Trump replied, after explaining that he was a religious man and that, according to his faith, he could go to heaven.

The conversation then took an even more interesting turn, when the journalist asked if the president would be willing to forgive political opponents in order to enter heaven.

Douthat specifically mentioned former FBI Director James Comey and former Democratic Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi.

The journalist asked Trump to imagine a situation in which forgiving one's enemies would be the only condition for entering heaven.

The American president's response was negative.

Trump described his opponents as dishonest people who, according to him, had caused great damage to the country and persecuted him politically.

Even when the journalist insisted that forgiveness was a fundamental tenet of Christianity, Trump did not change his stance.

"I hate some of my enemies and I always will," the American president declared.

Trump argued that a positive answer would be easy to give, but would not reflect his true feelings.

Questions about the death came after the journalist reminded the president that he had survived several assassination attempts, including the July 2024 attack, when a bullet wounded him in the ear during an election rally in Pennsylvania.

At the end of the conversation, Trump was also asked how he wanted his presidency to be remembered in 100 years.

The president returned to his political slogan, saying he wanted to be remembered as the man who made America great again.

The interview, conducted at the White House and broadcast after the midterm elections, also addressed the Republican defeat, the war with Iran, Ukraine and American immigration policy.


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