Trump Says He Would Not Forgive Some Enemies to Enter Heaven
In an interview aired on November 8, President Donald Trump told 60 Minutes correspondent Ross Douthat that he could not forgive some of his political enemies, even if forgiveness were necessary to enter heaven. Asked whether he could forgive figures including former FBI Director James Comey and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Trump said they were dishonest and harmful to the country.
Douthat pressed him on whether he could find forgiveness after a life of success. Trump replied: “I probably cannot do that, no, because I do hate some of my enemies, and I always will.” He also described himself as religious and said he hoped to go to heaven.
The interview also covered the Republican Party’s midterm defeat. Trump blamed the Iran war and higher gasoline prices, and cited hostility toward Israel as another factor. He said he would still choose to fight the war again and claimed Israel would not exist without U.S. support.
On immigration, Trump said his deportation policy may have been too tough and suggested he might work with Democrats on legislation next year. Soon after the Friday interview, he elevated immigration hardliner Stephen Miller to chief of staff. Trump also deflected questions about his growing fortune after resuming the presidency, explaining that his son runs his company and he did not know his net worth.
Trump Says Hate for Political Enemies Outlasts His Faith
President Donald Trump’s interview with 60 Minutes correspondent Ross Douthat, aired on November 8, put his refusal to forgive political enemies alongside a rare admission that his deportation policy may have gone too far. Asked whether he could forgive figures including James Comey and Nancy Pelosi to enter heaven, Trump said he could not.
“I do hate some of my enemies, and I always will,” Trump said. Douthat challenged him to consider forgiveness after a life of success. Trump described himself as religious and said he hoped to go to heaven, but said pretending to forgive his opponents would not be real.
The exchange came amid discussion of his administration’s treatment of political foes. Former FBI chief James Comey, New York state prosecutor Letitia James, and ex-national security aide John Bolton have faced federal indictments; James’s charges were dismissed, while Bolton pleaded guilty to retaining classified information.
Trump also said his mass deportation policy may have been “too tough” and suggested he could join Democrats in drafting immigration legislation in the coming year. Yet shortly after the Friday interview, he elevated immigration hardliner Stephen Miller to chief of staff. The contrast underscores the stakes of Trump’s policies: acknowledging excessive harshness is not the same as changing direction.
Trump Rejects Political Forgiveness and Defends Iran War
President Donald Trump did not pretend to offer forgiveness to political opponents when 60 Minutes correspondent Ross Douthat asked whether he could do so to enter heaven. In the interview aired on November 8, Trump said enemies including James Comey and Nancy Pelosi were dishonest and damaging to the country.
“I do hate some of my enemies, and I always will,” Trump said. He described himself as religious and said he hoped to go to heaven, but rejected the idea that he could feign forgiveness and remain genuine.
Trump also addressed Republican losses in the midterms, citing the Iran war, higher gasoline prices and hostility toward Israel. He said he would undertake the war again and argued that Israel would not exist without the United States. He also said Israel should repay the United States for the war’s costs.
On immigration, Trump acknowledged that his deportation policy might have been too tough and floated working with Democrats on a bill next year. But he elevated immigration hardliner Stephen Miller to chief of staff shortly after the Friday interview. Trump’s comments on the election did not signal a broad change in course; he said he had experienced the best two years in presidential history.
Reported by CBS News, Variety, CNN, Raw Story, New York Post, Twitchy, The Daily Wire, Daily Mail US, The Washington Examiner.
