Fact Check: Did Trump mention ‘I want to get to heaven’ in his campaign fundraising email?
WASHINGTON, DC: In late August 2025, social media buzzed with claims that President Donald Trump sent out a fundraising email with the unusual opening line, “I want to try and get to heaven.”
The claim spread rapidly across TikTok, X (formerly Twitter), Threads, Facebook, Reddit, and YouTube, fueled by screenshots of the email. Some users linked the wording to ongoing speculation about Trump’s health following false rumors that he had died over Labor Day weekend.
Trump sent out an email at 8 am this morning saying “I want to try and get to heaven.”
— Harry Sisson (@harryjsisson) August 30, 2025
Pretty weird to send out when you’re trying to reassure people that you’re healthy! pic.twitter.com/bqJgIVfmVo
Claim: Trump sent out a fundraising email opening with ‘get to heaven’
On August 30, an X user posted a screenshot of a fundraising email allegedly sent by Donald Trump’s team.
The message, they said, began with the line, “I want to try and get to heaven,” while asking supporters to contribute $15. The user remarked it was “pretty weird” timing, given the circulating health rumors.
Similar claims appeared across multiple platforms, with users questioning whether the email was authentic or manipulated to push a narrative.
Fact Check: Fundraising email originated from Trump’s official PAC
The email was not fabricated by social media users. Multiple screenshots confirmed consistency in formatting and language, and the email’s metadata showed it originated from Trump’s official PAC, Never Surrender, Inc.
The message was archived by PoliticalEmails.org, a database that stores official political communications. It appeared under three send dates: August 23, August 25, and September 2, 2025. The sender address was listed as contact@win.donaldjtrump.com, tied to Trump’s official domain.
In the email, Trump referenced surviving the July 2024 assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, credited God for sparing his life, and tied that to his mission to “Make America Great Again.” He concluded by asking supporters for $15 as part of a “24-hour fundraising blitz.”
Backstory of Trump's 'get to heaven' phrase
The “get to heaven” line was not new. Trump used similar phrasing during an August 19, 2025, interview on Fox News’ 'Fox & Friends', saying, “If I can save 7,000 people a week from being killed … I want to try and get to heaven, if possible. I’m hearing I’m not doing well. I mean, I’m really at the bottom of the totem pole. But if I can get to heaven, this will be one of the reasons.”
Trump: "I want to try and get to heaven if possible. I hear I'm not doing well. I hear I'm really at the bottom of the totem pole." pic.twitter.com/y1izqVGM84
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 19, 2025
The email echoed that phrasing, linking it to his survival of the Butler shooting. While critics found the wording unusual, it aligned with Trump’s ongoing narrative about divine protection and his “Never Surrender” campaign theme, according to Politico.
The timing of the email, coinciding with baseless death rumors, amplified its spread online — but the message itself was genuine.
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