<p style="font-weight: 400;">President Donald Trump mocked the New York Times at the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday, pointing out that when he ruminated in a joking way about getting into heaven, the Times hypothesized that he was questioning the meaning of his life.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">“You can’t be sarcastic with them because they write your words,” he said. “The people that are reading the words are much different &#8230; I said, “I’m never going to make it to heaven. I just don’t think I qualify.’”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">“I don’t think there’s a thing I can do but all of these good things I’m doing, including for religion — you know, religion’s back now hotter than ever before — but I said, ‘Even though I did that, and so many other things’ —  I named things. I said, ‘I won&#8217;t qualify. I&#8217;m not going to make it to heaven.&#8217;”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">“And the New York Times did a front-page story that Donald Trump is questioning his life and the meaning of his life,” he recalled. “No, I was just having fun. I really think I probably should make it; I mean, I’m not a perfect candidate but I did a hell of a lot of good for perfect people.“</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">NEW: President Trump mocks the media for not grasping his sense of humor during a lighthearted moment about his faith.</p>
<p>&#8220;I said, &#8216;I won&#8217;t qualify. I&#8217;m not going to make it to heaven.&#8217; And the New York Times did a front-page story that Donald Trump is questioning his life and the… <a href="https://t.co/eY2EjB1JJz">pic.twitter.com/eY2EjB1JJz</a></p>
<p>— Fox News (@FoxNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/FoxNews/status/2019414147708891487?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 5, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
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<p style="font-weight: 400;">Last October 12, Trump <a href="https://people.com/donald-trump-says-he-doesnt-think-hes-heaven-bound-after-fundraising-for-help-getting-there-11828782">told reporters</a> aboard Air Force One, &#8220;I don&#8217;t think there&#8217;s anything going to get me in heaven. I really don&#8217;t. I think I&#8217;m not maybe heaven-bound. I may be in heaven right now as we fly on Air Force One. I&#8217;m not sure I&#8217;m going to be able to make heaven, but I&#8217;ve made life a lot better for a lot of people.&#8221;</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Later, at the end of October, Peter Baker of the Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/us/politics/trump-heaven-legacy.html">wrote</a> the following:</p>
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<p style="font-weight: 400;"><em>A few weeks ago, President Trump momentarily dropped the bombast and the playground insults and the self-congratulation to muse about his eternal soul. “I want to try and get to heaven, if possible,” <a href="https://archive.is/o/BjWth/https:/www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/us/politics/trump-heaven.html">he said</a>. “I’m hearing I’m not doing well. I am really at the bottom of the totem pole.”</em></p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;"><em>Prodded by a reporter this month to elaborate, he repeated the lament without much more explanation. “I’m being a little cute,” <a href="https://archive.is/o/BjWth/https:/www.fox5dc.com/news/im-not-sure-im-going-be-able-make-heaven-trump-tells-press-air-force-one">he said</a>. But he went on: “I don’t think there’s anything that’s going to get me into heaven. I think I’m not maybe heaven-bound.”</em></p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;"><em>Mr. Trump is hardly the first 79-year-old to dwell on what may come after he departs this mortal coil — or to wonder whether he has earned entry into the pearly gates. But it is so unlike Mr. Trump to express self-doubt that his public rumination has raised questions. What is on his mind lately that makes him fear his fate in the hereafter? What sins might he be regretting?</em></p>
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