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Trump says he ‘cannot’ forgive his enemies even if it means denial at Heaven’s gates

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DeTurris, D. (2026, November 9). Trump says he ‘cannot’ forgive his enemies even if it means denial at Heaven’s gates. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/11/09/us-news/trump-says-he-cannot-forgive-his-enemies-even-if-it-means-denial-at-heavens-gates/

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During a "60 Minutes" interview, President Donald Trump stated he cannot forgive his political opponents like James Comey and Nancy Pelosi, even if it means excluding himself from heaven. When posed with the hypothetical scenario by correspondent Ross Douthat during a solemn discussion about the afterlife, Trump insisted that his hatred for some of these individuals is justified due to what they have put him through. He maintained this stance despite being told he would need to forgive them to enter paradise according to divine judgment standards.

Written by AI on 2026-11-09, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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President Trump said he “cannot” forgive his enemies and never would — even if doing so would shut him out of Heaven. asserted

doing → say → Heaven

The commander-in-chief said he’d rather languish in purgatory than forgive his foes after being posed the hypothetical in a “60 Minutes” interview with correspondent Ross Douthat Sunday. asserted

he → say → Douthat

The question was raised by Douthat, who initially asked Trump if he thought he’d go to heaven when he died. asserted

he → raise → heaven

“I hope so,” a solemn Trump told Douthat. asserted

Trump → hope → Douthat

“I don’t want to go to hell.” asserted

I → want → hell

Douthat recalled Trump’s half-joke at the memorial, where he said “I hate my opponents and don’t want the best for them” – a sentiment at odds with widow Erika Kirk’s message of forgiveness. asserted

I → recall → forgiveness

The journalist then posed Trump the afterlife hypothetical. asserted

journalist → pose → hypothetical

“[A]ll you have to do to enter paradise is feel love and forgiveness for [former FBI director] James Comey, [former Speaker of the House] Nancy Pelosi, anyone who you have expressed hate for over the years. asserted

you → do → years

Do you think you can do it?” he asked. asserted

he → think → it

The president said he finds those named to be “extremely dishonest people, very bad people, very bad for our country,” before Douthat asked him if the answer to the question is “no.” asserted

answer → say → question

“The answer is no,” Trump said. asserted

Trump → say → ?

“I want to be honest.” asserted

I → want → ?

When Douthat raised the stakes, saying that in this scenario he’d be denying those who wronged him forgiveness before “the judgment throne of God,” Trump doubled down. asserted

Trump → raise → God

I think they were very bad people,” he said. asserted

he → think → ?

“I do hate some of my enemies. asserted

I → hate → enemies

I think they’ve been terrible. asserted

they → think → ?

Look what they’ve put me through, the weaponization. asserted

they → look → me

I got indicted. asserted

I → indict → ?

I got impeached,” Trump told Douthat. asserted

Trump → impeach → Douthat

Douthat then asked Trump how a man with “the most charmed and remarkable life of any American in my lifetime” can’t bring himself to forgive his enemies. asserted

man → ask → enemies

But the president was unfazed. asserted

president → unfaze → ?

“I probably cannot do that, no, because I do hate some of my enemies and I always will,” Trump said. asserted

Trump → do → enemies

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