President Donald Trump had high praises for his son Barron, who turned 19 this week, Fox News reported. The youngest of the Trump sons is wrapping up his first year at New York University at the Stern School of Business.
Donald Trump has always involved his family in his business and political ventures. Barron was largely excluded from all of that until the 2024 presidential election, which was the first time he was old enough to vote for his father.
On Election Day, proud mama Melania Trump posted a photo of Barron at the voting booth. Before that victorious day, it was Barron's input that compelled Donald Trump to sit down with popular podcasters Joe Rogan and Theo Von.
At his inaugural parade, President Trump publicly recognized Barron for helping him win the election. Recently, Donald Trump used the occasion of Barron's 19th birthday to once again praise him and his other adult children, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, Ivanka Trump, and Tiffany Trump.
During an interview on Fox News' "The Ingraham Angle," host Laura Ingraham asked the president about Barron as he would be celebrating his 19th birthday on Thursday. Ingraham wanted to know what Donald Trump sees as Barron's strength.
"Business," Donald Trump said of his youngest son. "All of my kids, they've been very good, they're very smart, always good students, always the big schools, the good schools, hard to get into schools," Donald Trump said.
"Barron's a very smart guy, but Eric and Don, Tiffany, Ivanka -- they're smart people," the president said of the rest of his children. "I'm lucky. Look, you have to be a little bit lucky, too," Donald Trump added.
The president said that his adult children are "very smart and they're good kids" who "work hard and they love our country and they're proud of their father," Donald Trump noted. He also mentioned they all have "a very good relationship," Donald Trump said.
When it comes to Barron's future, Donald Trump believes his son has a particular knack that sets him apart from his older children. "Maybe technology," Trump said of Barron's possible career path.
"He can look at a computer" and seemingly know what to do, Donald Trump implied. "I turn off his laptop, I said, 'Oh good,'" the 78-year-old president recounted.
"And I go back. Five minutes later, he's got his laptop. I say, 'How did you do that?' 'None of your business, dad,'" the president said. "No. He's got an unbelievable aptitude in technology," Donald Trump added.
Perhaps Barron's youth and experience with the internet was the greatest contribution any of Donald Trump's children made to the campaign. As Vox noted, TikTok users skewed more conservatively during this election cycle as Donald Trump captured more of the youth vote in 2024.
Donald Trump is proud of his children, who are all successful and have never had the legal troubles of other politicians' kids. It shows that he's an involved father who has raised such upstanding individuals, including young Barron.
