‘Not sure I’m gonna be able to make heaven!’ Trump jokes despite Israel-Hamas deal
President Trump joked with a Fox News reporter that he doesn’t “think there’s anything [that’s] gonna get me in heaven” — even after brokering the historic Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal bringing the release of Israeli hostages.
As Trump took questions from reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday en route to Israel, Fox News’ Peter Doocy nodded to the president’s remarks a few months ago that he wanted to end the Russia-Ukraine war to improve his odds of passing through the pearly gates.
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“How does this help? Does this help?” Doocy asked of the ceasefire deal, which led to the release of all 20 living Israeli hostages in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners on Monday.
“You know, I’m being a little cute. I don’t think there’s anything gonna get me in heaven. I really don’t,” Trump said as to laughs from other reporters on the plane.
“I think I’m not, maybe, heaven-bound,” he added with a chuckle himself. “I may be in heaven right now as we fly on Air Force One. I’m not sure I’m gonna be able to make heaven, but I’ve made life a lot better for a lot of people.”
Hamas released the Israeli hostages after more than two years in captivity, with all of them reportedly walking under their own power to Red Cross trucks.
The first seven hostages returned to Israel around 9:30 a.m. local time on Monday. The remaining 13 hostages were released hours later.
More than 250 hostages were originally taken during Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 terror attacks on Israel.
Aboard the flight on Sunday, Trump told reporters that “the war is over” between Israel and Hamas.
“I think it’s going to hold,” he added.
Also on Sunday, Trump renewed his argument that the 2020 election was “rigged,” adding that the Russia-Ukraine war would not have taken place had he prevailed.
“You would have millions of people living in Russia, Ukraine, alone. That would’ve never happened, and it didn’t happen for years, and I knew [Russian President Vladimir] Putin very well and was the apple of his eye, all the things I’ve said. Would’ve never happened,” Trump said.
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