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Jilly_in_VA

(13,660 posts)
Fri Dec 5, 2025, 10:34 AM Friday

MAGA Pastor Spills on Late-Night Call With Barron Trump

A MAGA-friendly pastor has revealed details of a late-night phone call involving a religious awakening for Barron Trump.

Pastor and therapist Stuart Knechtle, who has 2.4 million followers on TikTok, was speaking on George Janko’s faith-based podcast on Thursday.

Knechtle recalled talking to the president’s 19-year-old son at 12:30 a.m. and said he was “very close” to putting his faith in Christ.

“I thought I was hitting him with everything but the kitchen sink when it came to all the evidence for God and Christianity,” Knechtle, 37, said of their call.

“I thought I was really on, I was pumped,” he said. “And at the very end, I came up pretty much totally open-handed with nothing. But I brought up dreams and revelations.”

https://www.thedailybeast.com/maga-pastor-spills-on-late-night-religious-call-with-barron-trump/

First of all, Pastor, it's very bad form to talk about private conversations. Second, you're bragging. And THIRD, Barron was brought up, and I assume, remains, a Catholic. Leave him alone.

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hlthe2b

(112,389 posts)
2. Yeah... I put my cynicism aside and still find it appalling this "Pastor" would speak to something so private
Fri Dec 5, 2025, 10:54 AM
Friday

Does being "ethical" on this score only apply to priests now?"

RockRaven

(18,545 posts)
3. Who cares what a psycho spawn of two lying psychos says about his thoughts?
Fri Dec 5, 2025, 12:00 PM
Friday

Are you so fucking stupid as to believe him, pastor?

Of course you are.

HeartsCanHope

(1,449 posts)
4. I agree. If this person is a licensed therapist, he should have his license taken away.
Fri Dec 5, 2025, 12:07 PM
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He probably isn't licensed, though. Like the "confessional" for a Catholic priest, the conversation should be private. Leave this kid alone. Barron has enough to deal with having Donald Trump for a father!

Aristus

(71,445 posts)
5. Sounds like Barron is massaging the religious dicks he's going to need to be hard and throbbing in his favor
Fri Dec 5, 2025, 12:10 PM
Friday

when he makes a run for office of his own.

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