A late-night phone call recently revealed a side of Barron Trump the public rarely sees. At 12:30 a.m., the 19-year-old son of Donald Trump spoke with MAGA-friendly pastor Stuart Knechtle about faith and Christianity. Knechtle said Barron was “very close” to putting his faith in Christ.
Knechtle, a pastor and therapist with 2.4 million followers on TikTok, shared the story on George Janko’s faith-based podcast on Thursday. He described how he tried to show Barron all the evidence for God and Christianity. “I thought I was hitting him with everything but the kitchen sink when it came to all the evidence for God and Christianity,” Knechtle said. “I thought I was really on, I was pumped. And at the very end, I came up pretty much totally open-handed with nothing. But I brought up dreams and revelations.”
Through dreams and revelations, God provides guidance, warnings, and direction at key times. Knechtle told Barron about a friend in Africa who saw thousands of Muslims come to Christ through dreams and revelations. He said, “Hey, look, Barron, I usually don’t go by this typically as evidence, but I have a friend over in Africa who witnesses thousands of Muslims coming to Christ through dreams and revelations. How do you explain that?”
Barron reportedly replied, “Oh, that’s a very, very interesting point, and you have eyewitness testimony…” and said he was processing the information. Knechtle added, “And that was the only thing that stuck with him. And he’s very close to putting his faith in Christ. Very close.”
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George Janko, the podcast host, responded, “I pray that goes through.” Knechtle agreed, saying, “Yeah, that would be huge.” He concluded, “I think it shows the power of dreams and revelations…people who are not believers see them and say, ‘Wow, OK, there could be something to that.’”
Barron’s father, Donald Trump, has a complicated relationship with religion. He was raised Presbyterian but declared in 2020 that he considers himself a nondenominational Christian. He rarely attends church, mostly showing up for holidays, funerals, or inauguration services.
Melania Trump, a Catholic, also attends church only occasionally. Barron was baptized at an Episcopal church in Florida, a Protestant denomination, which adds another layer to the family’s faith story.
Barron keeps a low profile compared to his father and siblings. He recently joined the family for Thanksgiving at Mar-a-Lago, his first public appearance with his father in almost a year. After leaving NYU’s Manhattan campus, he now studies at the university’s D.C. campus and lives at the White House.
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