Even If Heaven Is Denied: Trump Refuses to Forgive Two of His Top Rivals

US President Donald Trump said he hopes to enter heaven after death and does not want to go to hell, but admitted that he cannot forgive two of his most prominent political rivals, "even if forgiveness is a condition for entering it," emphasizing that he hates some of his enemies and will always hate them, as he put it.

Trump's remarks came during an interview with the American CBS network program "60 Minutes," which covered political and personal issues, including: death, the afterlife, and his relationship with his opponents.

When asked what he believes will happen to him after his death, he replied: "I am a religious person, so theoretically I will go to heaven."

After the journalist asked him whether he truly believed he would enter heaven, he said: "I hope so, I don't want to go to hell."

The journalist recalled the memorial service for right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, during which his widow Erica spoke about Christian tolerance and the necessity of forgiving enemies, reminding Trump that he had declared his hatred for his opponents and wished them no good at the same event.

The journalist posed a hypothetical question to the US president regarding whether he would feel love and forgiveness towards former FBI Director James Comey, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and other rivals whose hatred he had publicly announced, if he discovered after his death that this was the sole condition for entering heaven.

Trump responded in surprise: "Then I wouldn't be honest with myself, would I?" adding that he could easily claim he is capable of forgiving them, but described them as dishonest and very bad for the United States.

When the journalist pressed on whether his answer meant a refusal to forgive them, Trump said: "The answer is no. I want to be honest, no."