Best-selling author and radio host Eric Metaxas shared a video of President Trump pointing at him and joking that Metaxas is the “guy who’s going to get me to heaven.”
Explaining the context of the video, which has over 6 million views on X, Metaxas said, “Last night, at my friend Mike Wilkerson’s wedding at Mar-a-Lago, the President showed up. As he walked in, he pointed right at me and joked, ‘This is the guy who’s going to get me to heaven…’” Metaxas shared that he “laughed” and then told the president, “‘I’d really like to talk to you about that…but another time.’ Then I reminded him, ‘Don’t forget—you’re America’s Supercentennial President.’”
“Truthfully, I would love to have that conversation with him one day. But this wasn’t the place,” Metaxas told his social media followers.
“The Prez was SO gracious to show up at my friend’s wedding and obviously taken with the happy couple. When he saw me he joked that my evangelistic efforts were having an effect but he was pulling away so it wasn’t possible for me to say more,” he added. “I would have loved to! Pls pray for that!”
Last night, at my friend Mike Wilkerson’s wedding at Mar-a-Lago, the President showed up. As he walked in, he pointed right at me and joked, “This is the guy who’s going to get me to heaven…”
I laughed and told him, “I’d really like to talk to you about that… but another… pic.twitter.com/0OoJeTE0cB
— Eric Metaxas (@ericmetaxas) November 15, 2025
At the Religious Liberty Commission hearing in September, Trump acknowledged Metaxas during his speech. “A man I watch on television a lot. He doesn’t believe it. Eric? Where is Eric?” Trump said. “I do watch.” He said, ‘You really don’t.’ I said, ‘I really do.’ I said, ‘You have to have more confidence in this. Your show is excellent.’ And he’s a great guy.”
The president told the room that Metaxas said he recommended that Trump call the upcoming 250th birthday of the United States’ signing of the Declaration of Independence the “Super Centennial.”
“[Eric] wants me to call it the ‘Super Centennial.’ He said, ‘Super Centennial.” And I think we’re going to do that,” said Trump. “Let’s change it. I really like that idea, because we call it the 250 Centennial, but it’s really not. It’s really just below the tri, right?’”
“So, we’re going to call it Super Centennial then. Okay. Let’s do that,” Trump added. “Will you please make the changes? All of my people that are all over the room, please make that change.”
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“I cannot say how I would have loved to have that conversation with the president right then and there, but as anyone who was near me could see, it wasn’t possible,” Metaxas told ChurchLeaders. “But I ask people to pray that God would open that door for me to have the opportunity.”
