‘I’m Very Proud’: Melania Opens Up On ‘Evolution’ Of Barron Trump
Barron Trump is all grown up, and his mother couldn’t be prouder.
One day after the internet caught a first glimpse of the 18-year-old’s mild-mannered voice, former First Lady Melania Trump gushed about her only child on the set of “Fox & Friends,” recapping their time together on the campaign trail and the shrewd advice he gave his father during his presidential run. One host surmised most Americans are “fascinated” by the youngest son of President-elect Donald Trump, especially after it emerged that he helped him with his social media strategy by advising he go on Joe Rogan’s podcast and target young “TikTok” conservatives who long ago tuned out of traditional media — or news outlets altogether.
“He’s a grown young man. I’m very proud of him, about his knowledge even about politics, and giving advice to his father. He brought in so many young people. He knows his generation. Because nowadays the young generation—they don’t sit in front of the TV anymore. They’re all on the tablets, on their phones, and all of these podcasts and streamers,” Melania explained. “He was very vocal and he gave advice to his father, and it was incredible how he brought in success because he knew exactly who his father needs to contact and to talk to.”
Asked if she was shocked how quickly Barron went from a “little boy” walking the halls of the West Wing to being at the right hand of his father for a second administration, Melania responded without hesitation. “Yes, it is,” she said with a proud smile.
Motherhood is fleeting, Melania continued while answering a question about how other moms can hold on to their children before they leave the nest. “I think you need to be present and be with them as much as you can. To be there as a teacher, give them guidance. It’s most important. Years go by so fast. We just don’t imagine. I see the clip that you just showed, it feels like it was just a few months ago,” she said.
Barron is spending the fall on the campus of New York University’s Stern School of Business where he is rarely seen on campus apart from an occasional appearance as he strides to class or hops into a waiting SUV accompanied by a phalanx of Secret Service agents. Melania spent the better part of the spring guiding Barron through deciding where he would spend the next four years as an undergraduate, encouraging him to forge his own path in a family known for renewing its talent back into the industries of politics and real estate.
Although his fate may be laid out before him, Barron does not necessarily intend to follow his father into elected office. Earlier this summer, he planned to serve as a delegate to the Republican National Convention before backing out; instead, he joined the rest of his family in cheering for his father from the sidelines.
