Franklin Graham, son of the late evangelist Billy Graham and a supporter of Donald Trump since 2016, responded to the president’s comments regarding Trump’s hope that his work to end the Russia-Ukraine war will grant him entry into heaven.
During a call with “Fox & Friends” on Tuesday, Aug. 19, Trump expressed his belief that his efforts to end the war would secure his place in heaven.
“If I can save 7,000 people a week from being killed, I want to try and get to heaven, if possible,” Trump said.
Graham, president and CEO of Samaritan’s Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, addressed Trump’s comments on social media Wednesday morning.
“President Donald J. Trump brought up the topic of Heaven on Fox News yesterday morning, and I’m glad he did because many people struggle with the question of how we can get there,” Graham wrote.
Graham continued, “We do get to Heaven by good works—not by our own good works, but by the perfect work of God’s Son, Jesus Christ, when He came to earth, took our sins to the cross, shed His blood, died, was buried, and God raised Him to life on the third day.”
“We all have the promise of eternal life if we repent of our sins, trust Him by faith, and make Him the Lord of our lives,” Graham added. “That’s how one gets to Heaven—not by our good works, but by His.”
President @realDonaldTrump brought up the topic of Heaven on @FoxNews yesterday morning, and I’m glad he did because many people struggle with the question of how we can get there. We do get to Heaven by good works—not by our own good works, but by the perfect work of God’s Son,…
— Franklin Graham (@Franklin_Graham) August 20, 2025
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Evangelist Justin Peters also commented on Trump’s hopes of getting into heaven.
“How sad that after being exposed for many years to some of the most high profile ‘Christian’ preachers in the country, Mr. Trump still does not understand the Gospel (nor does Benny Johnson),” Peters said.
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