US President Donald Trump on Sunday shared a letter from influential evangelist Franklin Graham in which he talked about going to heaven. A letter that was written in October 2025 in response to a comment Trump made about not likely going to heaven.
Trump shares Franklin Graham letter
In response, Graham, who has been a vocal supporter of Trump, said, “If you take it by faith and invite Him into your heart, YOU ARE bound for heaven, I promise you.
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In the letter, Graham also praised Trump for his role in the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and the return of hostages, citing biblical references to peacemakers.
“Your leadership is historic. This is the answer to many prayers. Jesus said, ‘Blessed are the peacemakers’ (Matthew 5:9) – and Mr. President, that is you,” the letter said.
To Trump’s remark that he might not be heaven-bound, Graham said, “The only one who can save us from hell is Jesus Christ. You can’t save yourself, I can’t save myself. Good works, prominence, success — none of that will get us to heaven. The only way to heaven is through the shed blood of Jesus Christ.”
Graham urges Tories to unite mid-term
Trump shared Graham’s letter days after the evangelist praised the US president at the Conservative Political Action Conference and called on conservatives across the United States to come together ahead of the 2026 midterm elections to elect candidates who share the same values as the US president.
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Graham noted that Trump won’t be on the ballot in November, “but his policies will be.” “We’ll only get one chance,” he said.
Graham also called on CPAC attendees to be a united front against the “democratic socialist agenda,” which includes abortion and transgender rights policies. He said the agenda was “born in hell” and opposed to God’s word.
Pope Leo took an indirect hit at Trump
While Trump did not explain his reason for sharing the October 2025 letter, it came hours after Pope Leo XIV, the head of the Catholic Church, referred to it without naming the US president.
Pope Leo XIV during his Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square, he said that God does not listen to the prayers of those who make war or appeal to God to justify their violence, as he prayed especially for Christians in the Middle East.
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“Brothers and sisters, this is our God: Jesus, the King of peace who rejects war, whom no one can use to justify war,” Leo said. “He does not listen to the prayers of those who make war, but rejects them and says,
Quoting a passage from the Bible, Pope Leo added: “‘Even if you pray a lot, I will not listen: your hands are full of blood’.”
Pope vs Trump
Pope Leo, the first American-born pope in the history of the Catholic Church, has criticized the second Trump administration, including war and immigration policies, calling ICE’s crackdown on migrants “inhumane” and “extremely disrespectful.”
Key things
- Pope Leo XIV emphasizes that God rejects the prayers of those who wage war.
- Franklin Graham supports Trump and reinforces the belief that faith in Jesus Christ is the only way to heaven.
- The narrative shows the intersection of politics, faith and morality in contemporary discourse.
