President Donald Trump delivered one of the most brutally candid moments of his presidency during a remarkable interview with CBS News, refusing to pretend he could forgive his political enemies, even when confronted with a hypothetical question about standing before God and entering heaven. During an extraordinary exchange on 60 Minutes Sunday with Ross Douthat, President Donald Trump refused the easy political answer and openly admitted he cannot bring himself to forgive certain enemies even if it were the sole requirement to enter paradise.
Douthat, referencing Trump’s remarks at Charlie Kirk’s memorial (where the President had said, in essence, that he hates his opponents and does not want the best for them, contrasting himself with Kirk), posed a stark hypothetical. After noting Erica Kirk’s moving words on Christian forgiveness, Douthat asked: “Imagine you pass away and are entering the next life. All you have to do to enter paradise is feel love and forgiveness for James Comey, Nancy Pelosi, and others you’ve expressed hatred for over the years. Can you do it?”
