President Trump is thinking about the destiny of his eternal soul as he labors to end deadly conflicts around the world.
In a startlingly modest and deeply personal reflection, the world's most powerful man opened up about his desire to go to heaven when he dies and speculated on his odds of being saved.
"I want to get to heaven if possible. I'm hearing I'm not doing well. I hear I'm at the bottom of the totem pole," Trump told Fox and Friends.
Trump has long wanted to be a peacemaker, a legacy he has come closer to achieving in his second term as he brokers a string of peace deals across the world.
Several countries have nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize, an honor Trump would doubtless find flattering - but recently, the president is viewing his worldly career in more spiritual terms.
In the wake of high-level meetings concerning the conflict in Ukraine, Trump confessed that he hopes his efforts to end the bloodshed will give him a boost when Judgment Day comes.
"If I can get to heaven, this will be one of the reasons," he said.
"I just want to end it. If I can save seven thousand people a week from getting killed, that's pretty good," Trump said.
While Trump's comments on the afterlife had a hint of humor - he is "at the bottom of the totem pole," he quipped - Trump left little doubt as to the sincerity of his feelings.
Making it clear he will work with anyone to save lives, Trump touted his "warm" relationship with Russia's widely reviled leader, Vladimir Putin.
"There's a warmth there ... there's a decent feeling," he said. "Thats a good thing, not a bad thing."
Trump also vowed not to send any American soldiers to fight in Ukraine and said a bilateral meeting between Putin and Ukraine's Zelensky is necessary for lasting peace.
"It takes, in this case, two to tango, they have to have a relationship otherwise we're just wasting our time," he said.
Trump has often credited his unlikely political comeback to divine intervention, praising God for sparing his life when an assassin's bullet nearly killed him on the campaign trail last year. But it is still unusual to hear him speak about religion in such a modest, and personal, way.
Coming from the world's most powerful man, it is a deeply moving testament to the desire in every one of us to be united with our Creator.
