James Dobson
Family Talk / Focus on the Family
Founder of Focus on the Family and Family Talk radio ministry. Served on Trump's Evangelical Executive Advisory Board and was one of the earliest prominent evangelical leaders to endorse Trump in 2016, famously claiming Trump had accepted 'a relationship with Christ' and was 'a baby Christian.' He passed away on August 21, 2025 at age 89.
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Family Talk / Focus on the Family
540 Elkton Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80907
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Documented Evidence(4)
+ Submit EvidenceNews report on James Dobson endorsing Trump for president while navigating controversy over his claim that Trump had become a Christian.
View source →Religious leaders including Dobson discuss their meeting with Donald Trump, showing the evangelical advisory relationship that shaped Trump's religious outreach.
View source →“I don't vote for candidates or political parties. I support those who will lead the country righteously, honorably, and wisely. In many ways, this is a single-issue election because it will affect every dimension of American life: the makeup of the Supreme Court.”
Dobson's Christianity Today endorsement essay explaining his Trump support, framing it as a Supreme Court issue after Scalia's death.
View source →“I believe Trump has recently accepted a relationship with Christ. I know the person who led him to Christ, and that's Paula White. He's a baby Christian.”
Dobson's widely reported claim that Trump had become a born-again Christian, providing religious cover for evangelicals hesitant about Trump's moral character.
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