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‘I Might Not Make Heaven’: Trump Jokes Despite Securing Israel-Hamas Peace Deal
Trump expressed doubt about reaching heaven despite efforts to broker peace in Gaza and other conflicts, saying he has made life better for many people, officials said.
- On Oct. 12, President Donald Trump said he did not think he was going to heaven while traveling to Israel after the U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza aboard Air Force One.
- Fox News reporter Peter Doocy asked whether brokering a Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal would help President Donald Trump get into heaven, referencing his earlier Ukraine-Russia war comments.
- Leavitt defended the comment, saying `I think the president was serious,' while President Donald Trump described the remark as playful and said he had improved many people's lives aboard Air Force One.
- Observers noted the comments prompted debate over whether they were a self-effacing joke or sincere, while President Donald Trump repeated contested claims about the 2020 election and Ukraine-Russia war.
- Looking to broader context, President Donald Trump has tied diplomacy to his legacy by saying saving 7,000 people weekly would help him try to get to heaven.
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‘I might not make heaven’: Trump jokes despite securing Israel-Hamas peace deal
US President Donald Trump, en route to Israel aboard Air Force One, joked about his afterlife while highlighting his role in brokering the historic Israel-Hamas ceasefire. Trump praised the peace deal, which led to the release of Israeli hostages, and declared the Gaza war over.
Trump jokes he won’t make heaven despite hostage deal
Donald Trump joked that he wasn't sure he'd make it to heaven despite helping broker a deal for Israeli hostages to be released as part of his 20-point peace plan aimed at bringing an immediate end to the war in Gaza. On his way to Israel on board Air Force One, the president was asked by Fox News reporter Peter Doocy if he believed the peace deal would mean that Saint Peter would allow him into heaven. Mr Trump replied, “I think I’m not maybe h…
The US President also stated that he was not confident that resolving the war in Gaza would be enough to earn him a ticket.
Trump was asked about going to heaven while on a trip to Israel. US President Donald Trump joked Sunday night that he probably wouldn't go to heaven. Fox News reporter Peter Doocy asked Trump on a flight to Israel whether brokering peace between Israel and Hamas would help him get to heaven.
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