Trump's week in review: Hegseth impeachment vote; White House counsel sends warning to Dems
1. Trump says he can't forgive his enemies in '60 Minutes' interview
During an interview that aired on "60 Minutes" Sunday, Trump was asked what he believed would happen to his soul after he dies.
"Well, I'm a religious person, so in theory I go to Heaven," he responded.
When asked directly whether he thought he would go to Heaven, Trump replied that he hopes so.
"I don't want to go to Hell," he added.
The interview also touched on comments the president made at the funeral of slain conservative influencer Charlie Kirk last year, where he maintained that he hated his political adversaries and did not wish for what was best for them.
"Let's say you pass away, you're entering the next life, and all you have to do to enter paradise is feel love and forgiveness for James Comey, Nancy Pelosi, anyone you have expressed hate for over the years. Do you think you can do it?" interviewer Ross Douthat asked Trump.
Trump indicated that he would not be able to forgive his enemies.
"The answer is no. I want to be honest, no," Trump said.
When Douthat asked whether he would forgive his enemies "before the judgment throne of God," the president declined to change his position. "I think they were very bad people and — I dislike, I can use the word 'hate,' I do hate some of my enemies," he insisted. "I think they're— they've been terrible. Look what they've put me through, the weaponization."
Douthat reminded Trump that he had lived "the most charmed and remarkable life of any American in my entire lifetime," then encouraged him to reconsider his position.
"You are telling me you couldn't find it in your heart to forgive some of your enemies? After all that's been given to you?" he asked.
Trump doubled down: "I probably cannot do that, no, because I do hate some of my enemies and I always will."
Ryan Foley is a reporter for The Christian Post. He can be reached at: ryan.foley@christianpost.com
