{"id":34706,"date":"2025-08-19T21:24:44","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T21:24:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=34706"},"modified":"2025-08-19T21:24:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T21:24:44","slug":"trump-says-he-wants-to-get-to-heaven-if-possible-hearing-im-not-doing-well","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=34706","title":{"rendered":"Trump Says He Wants to &#8216;Get to Heaven if Possible&#8217;: &#8216;Hearing I&#8217;m Not Doing Well&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article__primary-video-container_1-0\" class=\"comp article__primary-video-container mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-content_1-0\" class=\"comp article-content mntl-block\">\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-page_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-page mntl-block structured-content\" data-sc-sticky-offset=\"90\" data-sc-ad-label-height=\"24\" data-sc-ad-track-spacing=\"100\" data-sc-min-track-height=\"250\" data-sc-max-track-height=\"600\" data-sc-breakpoint=\"50em\" data-sc-load-immediate=\"4\" data-sc-content-positions=\"[1, 1250, 1550, 1950, 2350, 2750, 3150, 3550, 3950]\" data-bind-scroll-on-start=\"true\">\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-callout mntl-sc-block-universal-callout theme-needtoknow\" data-tracking-id=\"mntl-sc-block-callout\" data-tracking-container=\"true\">\n<div class=\"mntl-sc-block-universal-callout__body\">\n<ul>\n<li>President Donald Trump said this week that one of his motivations for brokering a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine is so he can get into heaven<\/li>\n<li>The president said he hears he&#8217;s at &#8220;the bottom of the totem pole&#8221; when it comes to earning salvation, but he hopes peacekeeping actions can give him a boost<\/li>\n<li>Despite his seeming conviction, Trump admitted on Monday, Aug. 19, that some agreements between the two countries, like an immediate ceasefire while negotiations unfold, do not appear realistic<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">President <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">Donald Trump<\/a> has revealed one of his motives for brokering international peace deals during his second term as president: eternal salvation.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_4-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">During a phone interview with <em>Fox &amp; Friends<\/em> on Tuesday, Aug. 19, the president gave a new explanation for taking action to end the war in Ukraine \u2014 including positioning himself as a mediator between Russian President <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/vladimir-putin\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">Vladimir Putin<\/a>\u00a0and Ukrainian President\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/politics\/who-is-ukraine-president-and-former-comedian-volodymyr-zelenskyy\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\">Volodymyr Zelenskyy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_6-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\u201cIf I can save 7,000 people a week from being killed, I think that\u2019s pretty&#8211; I want to try to get to heaven if possible,&#8221; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_8-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">&#8220;I\u2019m hearing that I\u2019m not doing well. I am really at the bottom of the totem pole,\u201d he added, to laughter from the Fox News hosts. &#8220;But if I can get to heaven, this will be one of the reasons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_11-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">During her briefing later in the day, White House press secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/karoline-leavitt-11712092\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">Karoline Leavitt<\/a> clarified that she didn&#8217;t believe Trump was joking.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_13-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\u201cI think the president was serious,\u201d she said. \u201cI think the president wants to get to heaven \u2014 as I hope we all do in this room as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_15-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Positioning himself as a &#8220;mediator in chief&#8221; has been one of Trump&#8217;s major objectives so far in his second term. He boasted to Zelenskyy <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/trump-zelenskyy-white-house-meeting-recap-11792569\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">during their sit-down on Monday, Aug. 18<\/a>, that he was responsible for &#8220;six deals&#8221; in various world conflicts this year alone.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_17-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">In his push to broker peace between Russia and Ukraine, Trump and his administration have claimed to have helped settle conflicts between Israel and Iran; the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda; Cambodia and Thailand; India and Pakistan; Serbia and Kosovo; and Egypt and Ethiopia.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_19-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">However, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2025\/aug\/19\/trump-claims-to-have-ended-six-wars-is-that-true\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\"><em>The Guardian<\/em><\/a> points out, &#8220;the claim to have settled those conflicts is embellished and in some cases contradicted by continued violence in countries like DR Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels missed a deadline to reach a peace deal in Doha on Tuesday.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_21-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-spotlight--mid-circ mntl-sc-block-spotlight--mid-circ mntl-block\">\n<div id=\"midcirc__card-list_1-0\" class=\"comp midcirc__card-list mntl-block\">\n<div id=\"midcirc-card__title_1-0\" class=\"comp midcirc-card__title mntl-text-block\">Trump Gets a Laugh from Zelenskyy After Joking That &#8216;if We Happen to Be in a War&#8217; in 2028, &#8216;No More Elections&#8217;<\/div>\n<div id=\"midcirc-card__title_2-0\" class=\"comp midcirc-card__title mntl-text-block\">Former Christian Singer Performed for Trump, Then Left Her Church. She Shares Her Story (Exclusive)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_23-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Trump&#8217;s plan to strong-arm Putin also seems to have been exaggerated. The two failed to reach a peace deal or agree to a ceasefire during <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/melania-trump-sent-personal-letter-to-vladimir-putin-donald-handed-over-during-alaska-summit-11791946\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">their summit in Alaska on Aug. 15<\/a>, despite Trump having vaguely threatened &#8220;very severe consequences&#8221; if Russia didn&#8217;t comply.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_25-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Days after his meeting with Putin, Trump changed his tune, telling Zelenskyy and other European leaders that he didn&#8217;t think a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine was necessary or even realistic while larger peace negotiations are underway.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_27-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\"> PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_29-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">The president admitted to the difficulty of negotiating with Putin during <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/trump-reveals-2025-kennedy-center-honorees-11790393\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">his remarks at the Kennedy Center<\/a> on Aug. 13.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_31-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">&#8220;I&#8217;ve had a lot of good conversations with [Putin]. Then I go home and I see that a rocket hit a nursing home or a rocket hit an apartment building and people are laying dead in the streets,&#8221; Trump said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_33-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-featuredlink--people-app-promo mntl-block\">\n<div id=\"people-app-promo__left_1-0\" class=\"comp people-app-promo__left mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"people-app-promo__text_1-0\" class=\"comp people-app-promo__text mntl-text-block\"><b>Our new app is here!<\/b> Free, fun and full of exclusives. Scan to download now!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_35-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Before Trump said that he&#8217;s &#8220;hearing&#8221; he&#8217;s not on a path to heaven, <em>South Park<\/em> notably took a stance on the president&#8217;s chances at salvation in its controversial new episodes.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_38-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">After previously stating that <em>South Park<\/em> would <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/south-park-wont-return-until-2025-skipping-election-season-on-purpose-8707088\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">try and avoid commenting on Trump&#8217;s second term<\/a>, creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker changed their minds about leaving his administration alone, going so far as to show a fictionalized version of the president cuddling in bed with Satan during the <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/south-park-premiere-graphic-trump-deepfake-paramount-drama-11778226\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\">widely discussed season 27 premiere<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_40-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">In the episode, the hulking red demon, who is routinely depicted on\u00a0<em>South Park<\/em>\u00a0as a sensitive soul, compares Trump multiple times to a &#8220;guy he used to date,&#8221; which devoted viewers know is none other than\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/celebrity\/donald-trump-praises-saddam-hussein-and-more-dictators\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">Saddam Hussein<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump said this week that one of his motivations for brokering a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine is so he can get into heaven The president said &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":34707,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34706","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34706","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=34706"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34706\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34708,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34706\/revisions\/34708"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/34707"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=34706"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=34706"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=34706"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}