Trump on Death After Assassination Attempts: I Hope I’m Missed
President Trump sat down with Ross Douthat for a 60 Minutes interview and faced a direct question about mortality. The host noted the multiple assassination attempts Trump has survived, including one that came very close, and asked how that shapes his thinking about what happens when he dies.
Trump answered without hesitation: “Well, I hope I’m missed. I mean, I really mean it. I hope I’m missed. I don’t know. I think I’ve done a good job.”
The exchange continued. When pressed on what happens to Donald Trump himself, not just his memory, Trump replied, “You mean where I go?” He then said, “Well, I’m a religious person, so in theory I go to heaven.” Asked if he thinks he is going to heaven, Trump responded, “I hope so. I don’t want to go to hell.”
The moment lands hard because it is plainspoken. After years of relentless attacks, legal warfare, and two near-misses with death, Trump does not grandstand about personal glory. He simply wants to know he made a difference and that the country he fought for will notice when he is gone. That is the voice of a man who has carried the weight of restoring American borders, energy independence, and national strength through constant opposition.