Kumar Bahukhandi
US President Donald Trump says he would refuse to forgive some of his political opponents, even if forgiveness were a condition for entering heaven. (File Photo)
In a CBS News interview, the US president was asked whether he could forgive James Comey or Nancy Pelosi, even at the end of his life.
Washington, DC: US President Donald Trump said he would refuse to forgive some of his political opponents, even if doing so were a condition for entering heaven. He made the remarks in an interview with Ross Douthat for CBS News’ 60 Minutes, which aired on Sunday, 8 November 2026.
Douthat raised the subject of Christian forgiveness and asked Trump whether, on his deathbed, he could forgive people such as former FBI director James Comey and former House speaker Nancy Pelosi. Trump questioned their honesty and said he believed they had harmed the country. “I do hate some of my enemies, and I always will,” he said.
The exchange also touched on Trump’s beliefs about the afterlife. Asked what he thought would happen when he died, Trump described himself as religious and said that, in theory, he expected to go to heaven. The interview was his first sit-down since the US midterm elections.
