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How James Robison Helped Elect ‘That Man Trump’

When evangelical leader James Robison heard the words this weekend, “Well done, good and faithful servant,” the first thing on the Lord’s mind would have been the tens of millions of souls Robison brought into the kingdom over his 60 years of ministry. Not so much the 2016 election.

Still, what happened that year is something for the history books, if not the Book of Life.

According to Pew Research data, Donald Trump almost certainly would have lost the razor-thin race to Hillary Clinton if not for the support of white evangelical Christians. That support almost certainly would not have turned out in winning numbers if not for Robison’s Herculean behind-the-scenes efforts.

I had a front row seat to this political thriller, as I was then working for James (as I knew him).

A Primary Full of Friends … and ‘That Man Trump’

The story begins with the GOP primary. Of the dozen-plus Republican candidates, James was friends with about 10. Close to about seven. A father figure to two or three. Trump was not one of those friends—far from it. In fact, for about a year, I swear James never referred to him as anything other than “That Man Trump.”

When some faith leaders started endorsing Trump, oh, boy. I remember the Rev. Robert Jeffress, pastor of First Baptist Dallas, an early endorser of Trump, coming on “LIFE Today.” Between segments, James chewed his ears like they were beef jerky.

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Mike Huckabee, who owed his first professional job (and his first-ever suits) to James called from the campaign trail. “James, you’re not going to believe this. But Trump listens.” That caught James’ attention, because another candidate he’d known since he was young man was not listening.

But still … “That Man Trump.”

I worked for James Robison in the 70's as Dir of Comms. He & wife Betty were huge influences in........

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