Trump's Path To Heaven Claim Goes Viral Online
Following Trump's meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other European leaders about finding a path toward halting Russia's war on Ukraine, the US president spoke about the invasion on Fox News.
During a Fox & Friends segment that has since gone viral with nearly 10 million views on X, Trump spoke about wanting "to end" the war amid the loss of life. "I want to end it. You know, we're not losing American lives, we're not losing American soldiers. We're losing Russia and Ukrainian, mostly soldiers," he said.
He continued, "But if I can save 7,000 people a week from being killed, I think that's a pretty — I want to try and get to heaven, if possible.'
"I'm hearing I'm not doing well. I am really at the bottom of the totem pole," Trump concludes of his own free will. "But if I can get to heaven, this will be one of the reasons."
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