On most occasions, United States President Donald Trump has taken God’s name when he is feeling vulnerable. At other times, he has remembered him while trying to corner specific people by inciting hatred in his name. This time, it is unclear why he is taking God’s name, but my money is on both.
On Monday, October 6, 2025, Donald Trump sat in the Oval Office and took questions from the press. Among a list of other things, he said, which were mostly problematic, Trump spoke of his extreme devotion towards God. Specifically, he spoke of his life’s motto and the need for him to be“good” in God’s eyes in order to “go to that next step,” seemingly referring to going to heaven and the afterlife. He said:
