Barron Trump, the youngest son of former President Donald Trump, will not serve as an at-large delegate for the Florida Republican Party this year, his mother’s office announced Friday, according to the Associated Press.
The statement followed another announcement earlier this week by Florida Republican Party Chairman Evan Power, who said the 18-year-old would serve as a Florida delegate at the Republican National Convention in July. Florida will send a total of 41 delegates to the annual national convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
President Melania Trump’s office said in a statement Friday: “Mr. Barron is honored to have been selected as a delegate to the Florida Republican Party, but due to prior commitments, he regrettably declines to participate.” The announcement did not elaborate on what these efforts would be.
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Other members of the Trump family were also selected as delegates, including Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump and Tiffany Trump, ABC reported.
News of Barron Trump’s entry into politics was met with relentless criticism and widespread ridicule on social media earlier this week, becoming a trending topic on X, formerly known as Twitter.
“The same people who mercilessly mocked Malia and Sasha Obama, who were not even in politics, are justified in criticizing Barron Trump now that he has entered the political arena as an adult. I’m so furious about this,” user @ArtCandee wrote on the platform. “Give me a break.”
The 18-year-old also has supporters, with some users saying they hoped they would stick around until “Barron Trump 2048.”
But most of all, the announcement that Barron Trump was entering politics was surprising. While 18-year-old Barron Trump has so far been kept out of the public eye during his father’s presidency and the 2024 campaign, other members of the Trump family have remained heavily involved. Involved.
On Friday, President Trump spoke about his relationship with his youngest son, but did not mention his nomination as a delegate.
“He’s a great guy. He’s a little tall. I’ll tell you, he’s tall. But he’s a good-looking guy, a really good student, and he likes politics. It’s kind of funny, you know? He sometimes says to me, ‘Dad, this is what you have to do,”’ the former president said in a radio interview with Kayal & Company.
“Anyway, he’s a good guy. He’s a senior in high school now and he’s going to go to college. And looking at what’s been going on over the past month, a lot of the college options are changing. You know, Biden has completely lost control of the country.”
newsweek President Donald J. Trump’s office was contacted for comment via email early Saturday morning.
Barron Trump is scheduled to graduate from Oxbridge Academy in Palm Beach, Florida, on May 17th. Donald Trump was allowed to attend the graduation ceremony by Judge Juan Machan, who is overseeing the hush money trial in New York.
Donald Trump is expected to be nominated by the Republican Party as the presidential candidate for the November general election, and is likely to face incumbent Joe Biden.
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