Trump’s son Barron, 18, gives political advice to father
DONALD TRUMP’s teenage son gives him political advice but won’t serve as a delegate to vote for his father at the Republican National Convention.
The former president and presumptive GOP nominee said his youngest son, Barron, 18, will often act as one of his political advisers.
“He’s a little on the tall side. I will tell you, he’s a tall one, but he is a good-looking guy,” Mr Trump told Talk Radio 1210 WPHT.
“And he’s really been a great student. And he does like politics. It’s sort of funny. He’ll tell me sometimes, ‘Dad, this is what you have to do’.”
Mr Trump’s comments came hours before it emerged Barron would not take part in the Republican National Convention as a Florida delegate in July.
In a statement released two days after Barron was selected, Melania Trump’s office said while he was “honoured” to be chosen he “regretfully declines to participate due to prior commitments”.
It’s now unclear if he will attend the convention, in Milwaukee on July 15-18.
Unlike Mr Trump’s older children, Barron, whose mother is a staunch protector of his privacy, has largely stayed away from the spotlight.
The teenager was not often seen during Mr Trump’s administration.
Mr Trump’s youngest son would travel in a separate car from his father when he rode in the presidential motorcade and would board Air Force One via the back stairs of the plane so he would not be photographed.