Exclusive: The Brody File Has Names of Pastors Attending Faith Meeting With Donald Trump
The Brody File has learned the names of some of the pastors and religious leaders who will attend a meeting next Monday with Donald Trump at his office in New York. The meeting, which is expected to include discussion of his views and strategies on a number of different issues along with a time of prayer, is private and not affiliated with his presidential campaign. The meeting will give those in the room a chance to form their own opinion about Trump rather than hearing information secondhand. Pastor Darrell Scott from Cleveland, Ohio is organizing it. He heads up the non-denominational New Spirit Revival Center in Cleveland Ohio, a church of Pentecostal/Charismatic persuasion. Pastor Paula White, a longtime friend of Trump’s is also said to be playing a role in this as well.
As for the partial list, here it is below. Click on the name so you can read more about them:
Paula White
(Reported by other media outlets but not independently confirmed by The Brody File)
Crystal Smith, CEO Joy105
Prophet Robert Scott
Pastor James Davis
Pastor Demetrius Johnson
Many of the pastors attending will be African-American, though the racial makeup is expected to be a bit wider than just exclusively black pastors. Pastor Scott, who is African-American, met Trump a few years ago. He and his wife met privately with Trump and during that meeting, they had an opportunity to discuss his faith and they all prayed together as well. Scott has since maintained a good relationship with Michael Cohen, one of Donald Trump’s top executives.
In an interview over the phone last month with The Brody File, Scott told me the following about the upcoming meeting: “I’m pro-Christianity. Anytime I can have a dialogue and exchange of ideas with prominent Americans or people in influential positions concerning Christianity I welcome that.”