Trump’s teen son Barron takes first steps into politics

Donald Trump’s youngest son Barron has been chosen to serve as a Florida delegate nominating his father as the Republican presidential candidate alongside his siblings at the party’s national convention.

Barron, who will graduate from high school next week, will serve as one of Florida’s 41 at-large delegates, according to state party chairman Evan Powers, at the convention in Milwaukee from July 15-18.

The 18-year-old, who at 6ft 7in towers over his father, has been largely kept out of the realm of politics, with his position as a delegate thrusting him into the political sphere.

He joins Mr Trump’s two other sons Donald Jnr (46) and Eric (40), along with his youngest daughter Tiffany (30) also making up part of the Florida delegation.

Mr Trump’s eldest daughter Ivanka (42), who served as an advisor to her father during his term as US president, has said she will not be part of his bid to return to the White House.

“We have a great delegation of grassroots leaders, elected officials and even Trump family members,” Mr Evans said in a statement.

“Florida is continuing to have a great convention team, but more importantly we are preparing to win Florida and win it big.”

Mr Evans remains adamant that Mr Trump will defeat Joe Biden in November’s election, adding “mark my words, we are going to win and we will win big in November”, he told the US Sun.

Barron hit headlines at the start of his father’s historic criminal trial last month. The ex-president was accused of making hush money payments to porn actress Stormy Daniels to allegedly suppress stories about an alleged affair. Mr Trump denies both the affair and the charges against him.

After careful consideration, Judge Juan Merchan ruled that there would be no court session on May 17 after the former president demanded that he should be able to attend Barron’s graduation ceremony.

However, Mr Trump is now planning to headline a political fundraiser on the day he demanded a break at the New York courthouse to attend the Lincoln Reagan Dinner, the Minnesota Republican Party announced. (© The Independent)