Trump says he’ll ask God for forgiveness

Republican presumptive nominee Donald Trump on Wednesday said he will ask God for forgiveness — but hopefully not “much.”

{mosads}In an interview with conservative pundit Cal Thomas, Trump was pressed about his comment last summer that he has never asked God for forgiveness and whether he ever plans to.

“I will be asking for forgiveness, but hopefully, I won’t have to be asking for much forgiveness,” Trump responded, according to a transcript of the interview. “As you know, I am Presbyterian and Protestant. I’ve had great relationships and developed even greater relationships with ministers. We have tremendous support from the clergy. I think I will be doing very well during the election with evangelicals and with Christians.”

Trump also lamented the persecution of Christians in the Middle East, saying it was “deplorable” that the U.S. was so welcoming to Syrian Muslims.

“In the Middle East — and this is prior to the migration — you had almost no chance of coming into the United States,” he said. “Christians from Syria, of which there were many, many of their heads … chopped off. If you were a Muslim from Syria, it was one of the easiest places to come in [to the U.S.]. I thought that was deplorable. I’m going to treat my religion, which is Christian, with great respect and care.”

The former reality television star further emphasized his faith, saying he often looks to Jesus for strength.

“Jesus to me is somebody I can think about for security and confidence. Somebody I can revere in terms of bravery and in terms of courage and, because I consider the Christian religion so important, somebody I can totally rely on in my own mind.”