Dismay after Trump's bizarre claim about entering paradise: 'Utterly horrible'

Some observers were dismayed on Sunday night after President Donald Trump made a revealing claim during his interview on "60 Minutes."

Trump sat down with CBS News correspondent Ross Douthat for a wide-ranging interview about the midterm results and what's next for the remainder of Trump's second term. During the interview, Douthat hit Trump with a hypothetical about being asked to show love for people like former FBI Director James Comey, or former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, both of whom investigated Trump during his first term.

"You pass away. You are entering the next life, and all you have to do to enter paradise is feel love and forgiveness ... for anyone you've expressed hate for over the years. Do you think you could do it?" Douthat asked.

"Well, then I wouldn't be real, then would I?" Trump asked, adding that he considers Comey and Pelosi to be "very dishonest people."

"Even before the judgment throne of God?" Douthat followed up.

"Even before God," Trump said.

The president's bizarre comments caused a stir on social media.

Joe Walsh, a former Republican lawmaker from Illinois, seemed dismayed by Trump's comments.

"He is a sociopath. He is humanly incapable of shame, humanly incapable of forgiveness. He is quite simply an utterly horrible human being," Walsh posted on X.

Rich Raho, a Catholic theologian, was astounded by Trump's remark.

"Imagine living with such deep hate. Evangelicals, and Catholics who voted for this should bow their heads in shame," he posted on X.

Jim Stewartson, a political blogger and frequent Trump administration critic, said the interview seemed like part of a bigger plot to make Trump look bad.

"Looks like they wanted this to go badly for Trump. Remember, Bari Weiss and JD Vance owe everything to Peter Thiel, who is unhappy with Trump over Iran. Separately, Trump appears to be on the razor’s edge of heart failure. 60 Minutes made the choice to highlight it," Stewartson posted on X.