Faith and religion are deeply personal matters, down to whether you even believe at all, and Barron Trump has allegedly been speaking to a pastor.
Donald Trump's youngest son, Barron, 19, has reportedly been having conversations with Stuart Knechtle, a pastor who has built up millions of followers through his teachings on TikTok and Instagram.
Barron is the President's fifth child and Melania's first.
Evangelical Christians have always made up a big part of Trump's supporters, while the president himself has made some surprising comments about whether he thinks he'll 'get into' heaven.
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He announced in 2020 that he no longer identified as a Presbyterian Christian.
"I now consider myself to be a non-denominational Christian," he revealed in a statement, saying tuning in to different church broadcasts during Covid lockdowns opened his eyes to how other churches worshipped and shared their faith.
Trump was confirmed in a Presbyterian church as a child.
The influencer alleges that Barron Trump is 'close to putting his faith in Christ'
Knechtle was speaking on an episode of The George Janko Show on 4 December, when he claimed to have spoken to Barron on the phone one night and encouraged him to embrace Christianity.
He said they talked about faith, and said Barron has been a 'sceptic'.
"I was talking on the phone with Barron Trump at 12.30 at night one night. And I thought I was hitting him with everything but the kitchen sink when it came to all the evidence for God and Christianity."
He said by the end of the call Trump's son was considering his faith.
"He's very close to putting his faith in Christ, very close," Knechtle insisted.
Knechtle recalled one tale in particular which Barron seemed interested in, which involved a friend travelling to Africa for missionary work.
He claims 'thousands of Muslims' were converted there during their work, after receiving divine revelations, and it hit home with Barron: "He was like, ‘Oh, that's a very, very interesting point, and you have eyewitness testimony'.... that was the only thing that stuck with him."
Knechtle's father Cliffe is also a pastor, and they both prayed publicly for Donald Trump during his presidential campaign.
Donald Trump regularly talks about his faith in God, and said recently of his assassination attempt: "I'm blessed to be alive, but there are times I think about being on that stage in Butler, hearing a loud crack in the distance, feeling the hand of God tilt my head in the very last millisecond, and that bullet pierce through my skin."
Tyla has contacted the White House and Stuart Knechtle for comment.
Topics: Barron Trump, Donald Trump, Melania Trump, US News
Jen Thomas