{
  "id": 19226720,
  "title": "Trump chooses Hell over forgiveness in 60 Minutes interview",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/trump-chooses-hell-over-forgiveness-in-60-minutes-interview",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-09T20:23:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The A.V. Club",
    "slug": "the-a-v-club",
    "url": "https://www.avclub.com/ross-douthat-donald-trump-interview-eternal-soul-question"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On a recent 60 Minutes interview, President Trump was asked about forgiveness and eternity. Douthat, a commentator from The New York Times, inquired about Trump's perspective on mortality after multiple assassination attempts. Trump responded, \"Well, I hope I'm missed.\"\n\nDouthat then pressed further, asking if Trump thought he would go to heaven. Trump replied, \"Well, I hope so,\" but added, \"I don't want to go to hell.\"\n\nThe reporter followed up by referencing Charlie Kirk's memorial service and Erica Kirk's forgiveness speech. Douthat asked Trump about the possibility of entering paradise by forgiving enemies like James Comey and Nancy Pelosi. Trump admitted he couldn't because \"I wouldn't be real, would I?\"\n\nThe president then admitted he \"probably cannot do that\" due to his continued hatred for his enemies. Douthat's career-long efforts to promote Christian beliefs were questioned, as Trump's hatred for his political opponents seemed to make eternal damnation more appealing than forgiveness.",
  "summary": "Trump admits he'd prefer eternal damnation to lying to God about forgiving political enemies in a new interview with 60 Minutes.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}