Donald Trump has been a leader who has always been obsessed with his public image. He is well-known for projecting a loud, tough guy persona, often met with sharp criticism and satire. For example, when South Park recently portrayed him in bed with Satan, the White House dismissed the episode as “irrelevant.” Yet, according to a White House insider speaking to Deadline, the President was upset after the show aired.
Even though the former real estate mogul wants to achieve perfection when it comes to his public image, his recent comments during an interview after the meeting, the morning after hosting European leaders at the White House, the U.S. President spoke on Fox & Friends, where he discussed the Ukraine-Russia conflict.
As per The List, Trump made an unexpectedly self-aware comment. “I want to try and get to heaven, if possible. I’m hearing I’m not doing well. I hear I’m really at the bottom of the totem pole,” he said. Although it might’ve sounded like a joke, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt suggested there was more sincerity behind the comment than Trump let on.
Trump: “I want to try and get to heaven if possible. I hear I’m not doing well. I hear I’m really at the bottom of the totem pole.” pic.twitter.com/y1izqVGM84
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 19, 2025
“I think the president was serious. I think the president wants to get to heaven, as I hope we all do in this room, as well,” Leavitt stated on X(formerly Twitter). Meanwhile, the comment highlights Trump’s ambiguous relationship with religion. Despite famously calling the Bible his “favorite book” in 2015, Trump evaded the question when asked to name a specific verse during a Bloomberg interview.
🚨HOLY SHIT: Karoline Leavitt says Trump is 100% serious about fearing he’ll burn in hell — and believes peace in Ukraine could be his ticket to heaven.
Something tells me Trump cares more about a Nobel Peace Prize. Good luck avoiding that reserved spot next to Jeffrey Epstein. https://t.co/nXGC4y2n7S pic.twitter.com/Mm8scLdRHu
— CALL TO ACTIVISM (@CalltoActivism) August 19, 2025
His religious credibility was further scrutinized in 2024 when he began promoting a United States-themed Bible. This move received sharp backlash from evangelical pastor Loran Livingston, who pointed out that he did it to boost public perception. In addition, the leader who’s often known as ruthless and somewhat rarely religious once again showed that he does care about loss in 2021.
When American diplomat and Army officer Colin Powell died, Trump said he hoped people would talk nicely about him when he died, too, showing that he cared about his legacy.” Wonderful to see Colin Powell, who made big mistakes on Iraq and famously, so-called weapons of mass destruction, be treated in death so beautifully by the Fake News Media. Hope that happens to me someday. … He made plenty of mistakes, but anyway, may he rest in peace!” ( via CNN).
These kinds of comments from the president reveal that, despite the typical “i don’t care” narrative he has created, he cares about how people will perceive him after he dies. His thoughts about death showcase deep underlying insecurity, which proves that he is just like any of us who keep our guards up and act tough as a leader in front of the world.
Consequently, in the same Fox & Friends interview, Trump again pushed his case for the Nobel Peace Prize, claiming he had ended seven global conflicts. He had said it was six during his summit with Zelensky and European officials the day before. This remark proves that the republican candidate loves to fish for compliments and is highly competitive.
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Most importantly you started off with a mistake. The Felon is NOT A LEADER. He is a puppet and his oligarchs are permitting him to play president and play with tariffs. They are so short- sighted as they cannot see they are citing of their noses to spite their faces or, maybe you prefer that they are shooting themselves in their collective foot.