Trump’s “Christian patriot” singer arrested on felony child porn charges.

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10/27/20252 min read

ANOTHER ONE ULTRA MAGA

Trump’s “Christian patriot” singer arrested on felony child porn charges.

Donald Trump loves to brag about his so-called “faith movement.” But once again, the mask has slipped — and behind it lies the same rot, corruption, and cruelty that defines the MAGA world.

Jon Paul Sheptock, a Texas Christian musician who was born with no arms and who sang the national anthem at a 2022 Trump rally, has just been arrested on felony child pornography and exploitation charges.

Yes, the man Trump proudly posed with — the man who was paraded before MAGA crowds as a living symbol of Christian virtue — is now accused of some of the most grotesque crimes imaginable.

Authorities say Sheptock, who served as a worship minister at the First Montgomery Baptist Church, was caught by the Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Unit after evading an earlier arrest attempt. Detectives eventually found him — of all places — ministering at a women’s prison.

According to police affidavits, Sheptock allegedly stole explicit photos of a 17-year-old girl, demanded “more explicit images,” and sent her a video of someone being violently assaulted — a thinly veiled threat meant to intimidate her into silence.

The hypocrisy here is staggering — even by MAGA standards.

This was no fringe figure. Sheptock was a fixture in Trump’s evangelical orbit, celebrated by the right for “overcoming disability through God’s grace.” His Facebook page proudly displayed photos with Donald and Don Jr., wrapped in the usual mix of Christian nationalism and self-promotion.

And now? The same “family values” performer who preached purity and patriotism stands accused of preying on a teenage girl.

The Trump movement has made a habit of this. They claim to be “defending children” while platforming men like Sheptock. They rant about “protecting faith” while turning their pulpits into political staging grounds. And they shout “lock her up” at political opponents while their own allies are being actually locked up — for child exploitation, sexual assault, and fraud.

To their credit, Sheptock’s church says they’re cooperating with law enforcement. But the question remains: Why does MAGA keep attracting — and celebrating — men like this?

Trump built a movement that rewards performative piety and punishes honesty. He gave men like Sheptock a platform — not because they were good, but because they were useful.

And when the truth catches up to them, the pattern is always the same: Deny, deflect, blame the “liberal media,” and pray that voters don’t notice.

But we do notice. And we’re done pretending that this is about faith. It’s about power, hypocrisy, and the dark underbelly of a movement that wraps itself in the Bible while violating everything it stands for.

The real moral crisis in America isn’t in drag shows or library books — it’s in the MAGA movement’s pews, podiums, and pulpits. And this latest arrest is proof that Trump’s “Christian army” was never about God. It was always about control.