Donald Trump is once again blending politics, religion, and money—this time in an email to supporters with the eyebrow-raising subject line: “I want to try and get to Heaven.”
The message, part of what his campaign called a “24-HOUR TRUMP FUNDRAISING BLITZ,” tells supporters that Trump’s survival from last year’s assassination attempt wasn’t luck or circumstance. It was divine intervention. “God saved me for one reason: TO MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” the email declares.
Heaven, it turns out, may cost $15.
Trump lists off the highlights of his political life—his 2016 win over Hillary Clinton, impeachment acquittals, and his current legal fights—as proof that he’s on a spiritual mission. Then, the pitch comes in hard: a $15 donation to help him continue that mission.
The message reads like part confession, part battle cry, and part cash grab. “Last year I came millimeters from death when that bullet pierced through my skin,” the email says. “My triumphant return to the White House was never supposed to happen! But I believe that God saved me for one reason: TO MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”
It continues: “I certainly wasn’t supposed to survive an assassin’s bullet, but by the grace of the almighty God, I did. SO NOW, I have no other choice but to answer the Call to Duty, but I can’t do it alone.”
Trump’s use of religious language in political fundraising isn’t new, but this message takes a sharper turn—suggesting that contributing to his campaign isn’t just a political act, but somehow tied to eternal stakes. The $15 ask is packaged in the same breath as his near-death experience and his belief in divine purpose.
This latest email follows comments Trump made on Fox & Friends in August, where he expressed real anxiety about his spiritual fate. “I want to try and get to heaven if possible,” he said. “I’m hearing I’m not doing well. I’m really at the bottom of the totem pole.”
The New York Times also reported on Trump’s remarks, noting his concern about how his actions stack up in the eyes of God. That same concern now appears to be a fundraising strategy.
Whether you see it as raw honesty, calculated messaging, or just another strange chapter in American politics, Trump is once again turning personal crisis into political capital—and asking for $15 while he’s at it.
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