Donald Trump revealed that his son Barron is becoming a piece of the old block: he likes politics and likes to give advice to his father.
‘He really has been a great student. And he likes politics. It’s kind of funny,” the former president told ‘Kayal and Company’ on Talk Radio 1210 WPHT in Philadelphia.
“Sometimes he tells me, ‘Dad, this is what you have to do,'” he added.
Trump also revealed that the 18-year-old, who will graduate from high school next week, is weighing which college he might attend. But, he noted, protests on campus have been a factor in that decision.
‘He likes politics. It’s kind of funny,” Trump told ‘Kayal and Company’ on Philadelphia’s Talk Radio 1210 WPHT about his son Barron.
‘He is now a senior in high school and will go to college. And you know, a lot of these college options are changing because you see what’s happening in the last month,” Trump said.
Trump has criticized the pro-Palestine protests that have appeared on college campuses across the country. He told Time magazine that he would call in the National Guard.
Barron is considering New York University, the Daily Beast reported, but the school has seen its share of protesters and arrests by the NYPD. The Trump family has not made any announcements about where Barron will go.
The former president also praised his 6-foot-7 son’s appearance.
It’s a bit tall. “I’ll tell you he’s tall, but he’s a handsome guy,” Trump said.
Barron Trump is taking his first steps into the political arena this summer when he became one of the 125 delegates Florida will send to the Republican National Convention to formally nominate Donald Trump as the Republican presidential candidate.
Other family members – Don Jr. and his fiancee Kimberly Guilfoyle, Eric Trump, Tiffany Trump and her husband Michael Boulos – are also delegates at large and will attend the event, which will take place in Milwaukee from Monday, July 15 to Thursday, July 18. .
Ivanka Trump, who served as a senior adviser in her father’s White House, was the only Trump daughter not on the delegate list.
Barron Trump was rarely seen during Trump’s years in the White House, mainly at the request of his mother Melania, who is known for being protective of her son.
Then-President Donald Trump, center, waves as he walks with first lady Melania Trump, right, and their son Barron Trump on the South Lawn in November 2019.
Lara Trump, Eric’s wife, is vice chair of the Republican National Committee and will be at the convention in her official capacity.
The Florida Republican Party on Wednesday night tapped Barron to join his older brothers for the event.
The only requirement to be a delegate is to live and vote in the state. Barron, who turned 18 in March, will be able to cast his first votes in the August primary and November election.
But his first official vote will be at the convention when he votes for his father to be the Republican presidential nominee.
Barron graduates from Oxbridge Academy in suburban West Palm Beach next week. That day, May 17, will be a very busy day for Donald Trump.
He is also scheduled to be the keynote speaker at Lincoln Reagan’s dinner in Minnesota.
Barron’s graduation ceremony is in the morning, so it’s feasible that Trump could attend both events.
During Trump’s years in the White House, Barron was rarely seen, mainly at the request of his mother Melania, who is known for being protective of her son.
He was at his father’s presidential announcement in 2016 and attended the Republican National Conventions in both 2016 and 2020.
But sources told DailyMail.com that the 6ft 7in teenager, who has never uttered a word in public, is a strong supporter of the Trump 2024 campaign behind the scenes.
A state’s delegates generally sit together at the convention during the state roll call, where they vote for the party’s presidential candidate.
Eric Trump will be the chairman of the Florida delegation, meaning he will formally put his father’s name forward for the state’s nomination.
“We have a great delegation of grassroots leaders, elected officials and even members of the Trump family,” Florida Republican Party Chairman Evan Power said. “Florida still has a great convention team, but the most important thing is that we are preparing to win Florida and do it big.”
Barron Trump, seen walking from Marine One in August 2020, has developed a taste for politics and will be a Florida delegate to the Republican National Convention.
Donald Trump, Melania Trump, Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump Jr.’s then-wife, Vanessa Trump, Tiffany Trump, Eric Trump, Jared Kushner and Lara Trump at the first presidential debate in September of the 2016 election
Barron Trump (center) with his mother Melania (left) and siblings Ivanka, Eric and Tiffany as Donald Trump is sworn in as president in January 2017.
In Trump’s last two White House campaigns, Don Jr., Eric and Ivanka were heavily involved, speaking at their father’s rallies and campaigning for him. Tiffany joined her brothers in the 2020 campaign, but Barron stayed out of sight.
He was only 10 years old when his father became president.
Barron, who turned 18 last month, returned to the spotlight with Donald Trump’s secret trial when the former president argued that he should be allowed a break from the trial to attend Barron Trump’s high school graduation on may 17th.
Judge Juan Merchán agreed to allow the trial to be interrupted.
It’s unclear what Barron’s plans are after high school. He has lived in Florida since his father left the White House.
Donald Trump won Florida twice: in the 2016 and 2020 elections. But the state’s Republicans were in a tough spot in the 2020 GOP race because Gov. Ron DeSantis was making a bid.
In the end, DeSantis dropped out and endorsed Trump.
President Donald Trump and his son Barron Trump exit Air Force One in February 2020
Lara Trump, Tiffany Trump and Barron Trump at the 2016 Republican convention
Barron Trump with his parents Donald and Melania on the South Lawn of the White House on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention in August 2020.
Now the list of delegates to the Republican convention is filled with Trump loyalists: former state Attorney General Pam Bondi, longtime Trump adviser Sergio Gor, major donors and Trump loyalists who backed Trump more than DeSantis.