A former NBC executive who called Barron Trump “fair game” on his 18th birthday has deleted the tweet after being accused of inciting attacks against the former president’s son.
Mike Sington angered his followers yesterday with this post, with many reporting him to Elon Musk and X.
He has since deleted it, but has yet to apologize. News week: “I posted that he is now “fair game,” meaning that as an adult he is “fair game” to press criticism.
“Someone pointed out to me that ‘fair game’ could mean that the game was fair and that someone was being harmed.
“I don’t wish harm on anyone, so I took it out. I listen to the comments and criticism I receive.
NBC, where Sington says he worked for 30 years, has not yet commented.
Former NBC executive Mike Sington shared the tweet Wednesday on Barron’s 18th birthday.
Sington deleted the tweet after a fierce online backlash and said he never wished “physical harm” on anyone.
Barron was kept almost completely out of the spotlight for much of his childhood – much of his adolescence having taken place during his father Donald Trump’s tenure in the White House.
He was the first boy to grow up in the White House since JFK Jr in 1963 – and Barron experienced many family scandals during his teenage years.
In January 2018, he was not yet 12 when the media was overwhelmed by porn star Stormy Daniels’ explosive claims that she had an affair with Donald just four months after Barron’s birth.
During his presidency, Trump’s most ardent critics even used criticism of the young boy to attack his father.
Trump’s adult children from previous marriages have faced criticism because of their public profile, but Barron’s young age has shielded him from much of the attention.
Sington’s remarks today led him to immediately received hundreds of critical responses.
Garrett Ventry, former senior communications adviser to the Republican Senate Judiciary Committee, wrote: “This is super scary.”
Michael R. Caputo, former assistant secretary for public affairs at the Department of Health and Human Services, said: “This scary guy from NBC is completely broken. I wonder if he has children? Nephews? Nieces? How old are they?’
“See the delicate little hands,” said the business mogul who would one day be mocked for the small size of his own hands. (Pictured: At her grandmother’s funeral in January)
We saw baby Barron’s large nursery, a corner room with stunning views of Manhattan and filled with enormous stuffed animals, where Donald borrowed his son from the nanny so he could hold him in front of the cameras. (Pictured: in Trump Tower in 2016)
For a young man who has spent much of his life out of the spotlight, Barron Trump made his television debut at an incredibly young age. (Pictured: 10 months with his parents in 2007)
Javon A. Price, a former aide to Republican Rep. Byron Donalds, wrote: “You seem like a creepy guy. »
In his apology, Sington said: “I posted that he is now ‘fair game’, meaning that as an adult he is ‘fair game’ for press criticism.
“Someone pointed out to me that ‘fair game’ could mean that the game was fair and that someone was being harmed. I don’t wish harm on anyone, so I removed it.
“I listen to the comments and criticism I receive.”
Although he has been given as much protection as possible, this is not the first time Barron has been lambasted online.
During Trump’s inauguration, SNL writer Katie Rich tweeted, “Barron will be this country’s first homeschool shooter.”
The insults thrown at Barron became so bad that another former first child – from across the aisle – spoke out on his behalf.
He quickly became bilingual, learning to speak his mother’s native Slovenian so well that he was able to telephone his grandmother – who died in January – without having to resort to English. (Pictured: Barron held by his grandmother, next to his grandfather, in 2007)
“I can’t stress enough how kind and polite Barron is…he’s just a great kid,” Stephanie Grisham, former White House press secretary and Melania’s former chief of staff, told DailyMail.com . (Pictured: 2020)
Chelsea Clinton tweeted: “Barron Trump deserves the chance every child has: to be a child.”
“I can’t stress enough how kind and polite Barron is…he’s just a great kid,” Stephanie Grisham, former White House press secretary and Melania’s former chief of staff, told DailyMail.com .
Grisham added that she sees a “clear difference” between Barron and his much older half-siblings, which include Ivanka, Donald Jr, Eric and Tiffany.
“Just very, very kind, humble, empathetic and intelligent,” Grisham said. “I’m not saying his half-siblings aren’t smart at all.”
He was only 10 years old when his father became president, and as First Lady, Melania had to consider giving up the very private and independent existence she cherished in New York.
She insisted on staying in the Big Apple for almost the first five months of the presidency — with Trump alone in Washington — so Barron could finish his school year.