Forget the politics, when he said you don’t have to believe in God to get to heaven should have given you a clue that he is nothing more than a political hack. I keep hoping Catholics will wise up and think for themselves but no luck so far.
The Catholic Church does not teach that all atheists go to Hell. The Catholic Church does not teach that all who do not believe in Jesus go to Hell. The Catholic Church does not teach that all non-Catholics go to Hell.