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<\/p>\nStuart Knechtle, a TikTok-famous pastor, claims he made the pitch for Christianity to the president’s son in a late-night call<\/p>\n
Barron Trump, the 19-year-old son of President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump, is exploring his faith, according to a popular pastor.<\/p>\n
In the Thursday, Dec. 4, episode of the Christian-oriented George Janko Show, Pastor Stuart Knechtle claimed he had a 12:30 a.m. call with Barron to discuss the first son’s faith.<\/p>\n
“I thought I was hitting him with everything but the kitchen sink when it came to all the evidence for God and Christianity,” said Knechtle, a TikTok-famous pastor at Grace Community Church in Connecticut.<\/p>\n
“I thought I was really on. I was pumped,” he added, before seemingly suggesting that it wasn’t enough to fully sway Barron.<\/p>\n
Knechtle said one detail that resonated with Barron was a story about the pastor’s friend in Africa who allegedly witnesses thousands of Muslims coming to Christ through dreams and revelations.<\/p>\n
“How do you explain that?” Knechtle said he told Barron. According to the pastor \u2014 who imitated Barron’s voice and demeanor \u2014 the first son replied by saying, “Oh, that’s a very, very interesting point. And you have eyewitness testimony.”<\/p>\n
“You know the way his mind works,” Knechtle continued. “That was the only thing that stuck with him.”<\/p>\n
He then shared that he believes the New York University sophomore is “very close to putting his faith in Christ.”<\/p>\n
“I pray that goes through,” host George Janko responded on the podcast, to which Knechtle said: “Yeah, exactly. That would be huge.”<\/p>\n
Knechtle did not disclose when the purported call took place. PEOPLE contacted Knechtle and the first lady’s office, which handles inquiries about Barron, for more information.<\/p>\n
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Barron is Melania’s only child, and the youngest of five belonging to Donald.<\/p>\n
The president was confirmed into the Presbyterian Church as a child, in line with his Scottish mother’s faith, but revealed in 2020 that he now considers himself to be a nondenominational Christian.<\/p>\n
Melania, meanwhile, has been described to PEOPLE as “quiet” about her faith but “religious” nonetheless, holding distinction as the only first lady since Jackie Kennedy to identify as Catholic.<\/p>\n
Though Barron became more visible in the final months of his father’s 2024 presidential race, he has rarely been seen in public since the inauguration.<\/p>\n
Leading into his sophomore year of college, Barron transferred from New York University’s main campus in Manhattan to the university’s Washington, D.C., campus, which is less than a mile from the White House. His father recently told Fox News’ Laura Ingraham during a White House tour that Barron was staying in the private living quarters of the Executive Residence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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