Explained: Why Donald Trump thinks his father isn’t in heaven – and he also won’t go there

Donald Trump grapples with doubts few would expect from a man who has always commanded certainty. Convinced his mother rests in heaven but uncertain about his father, he frames his late-stage peace efforts—from Ukraine to Israel-Hamas, not as accolades but as a moral wager. Having inherited Fred Sr.’s ruthless drive, Trump fears he may have also inherited his father’s spiritual liabilities.