"In theory, I go to heaven": Donald Trump discusses his fate in the afterlife in 60 Minutes interview

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Donald Trump's Sunday 60 Minutes interview with conservative Catholic writer Ross Douthat took a heavy turn when the CBS correspondent questioned the President about his thoughts on death.

Wrapping up the segment, Douthat confronted the President with a wild question about his own mortality, asking him:

"What do you think happens when you die?”

Trump answered the heavy question after an awkward pause:

“I hope I’m missed, I don’t know... I think I’ve done a good job as...”

When Douthat repeated his question, asking Trump about his thoughts on the afterlife, he replied:

"Well, I’m a religious person, so in theory I go to heaven."

The CBS correspondent pressed the President further on his confidence about reaching heaven, asking whether he genuinely believed he would make it to heaven. To this, the President replied:

"I hope so. I don’t want to go to h*ll."

Donald Trump reflects on his mortality and forgiveness in 60 Minutes interview

Donald Trump's 60 Minutes interview with Ross Douthat tackled many heavy topics, from mortality to the afterlife, forgiveness, and the Republicans' sweeping defeat in the midterms.

After the President's admission that he hopes to reach heaven, Douthat presented an interesting hypothetical question. To test his views on forgiveness, the CBS correspondent asked the President whether he would forgive his enemies, including James Comey and Nancy Pelosi, to gain entry into 'Paradise.' It looks like the President is not keen on forgiving his enemies anytime soon, as he replied:

“Well, then I wouldn’t be real, would I?"

Reiterating his criticism of the former FBI director Comey and former House Speaker Pelosi, whom he believes are 'extremely dishonest people' and 'very bad for our country,' Trump confessed that he would not forgive his enemies.

Ross Douthat was naturally shocked by the President's admission and interrupted him:

"You have had the most charmed and remarkable life of any American in my entire lifetime, and 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?”

Trump confirmed that even 'before the judgment throne of God,' he would not forgive his enemies:

“I dislike...I can use the word ‘hate,’ I do hate some of my enemies....they’ve been terrible, look what they’ve put me through, the weaponization, I got indicted...I probably cannot do that [forgive his enemies], no, because I do hate some of my enemies and I always will.”

In addition to discussing his mortality and forgiveness, the President weighed in on Republicans losing control of both the Senate and House in the midterms. Trump maintained that the Iran war and the inflated gas prices were two major factors that cost them the midterms. But the President did not regret his decision to go to war with Iran, saying he 'had the best two years in the history of the presidency,' and would go to war with Iran all over again.

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Edited by Aashna