Donald Trump's Asking Barron for Advice on Young Voters, Ex-Official Says

[ificandream]

Source: Newsweek

By Mandy Taheri

Former White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney says Donald Trump is turning to his youngest son, Barron, for advice on attracting support from younger voters in his presidential campaign.

Mulvaney, NewsNation contributor and former Republican politician, told a Tuesday evening panel on the network that the former president is seeking input from his 18-year-old son on the mindset of voters his age and how to garner their support.

Barron Trump is the former president's only child with former first lady Melania Trump. He is increasingly getting more involved in his father's political scene, having received a standing ovation at a campaign rally in July. Previously not in the public political eye, Barron is still much more removed than some of Trump's other children, like Donald Jr. and Eric.

Weeks after his public political debut in July, Gen Z political influencer Bo Loudon called Barron one of his "best friends," in a post praising his father, the GOP presidential candidate.



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[Lochloosa]

1. Ok, that's funny. In touch with the common Gen Zer.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

45. He uses the MAGA Nazi salute (raised fist).

Let's see, the rich son of a sociopathic megalomaniacal narcissist is really going to relate with Gen-Z voters. That's the ticket.

[BlueWavePsych]

55. Another bad idea ...

[hlthe2b]

2. Then he will deserve the barrage of negative attention coming his way...

He's an adult and is choosing to get involved so gloves are off as far as I am concerned.

[bahboo]

21. yup...

[Monsieur_Grumpe]

3. I wonder how warped he is. No chance at a normal life.

[AZ8theist]

47. One look at his half brothers is all the info you need.....

[rpannier]

61. A few years ago I read he is really close to his father and admires him.

Granted, he'd have been about 10 at the time, so it's hard to flush out how that works today.
But, the article also said he's always been closer to his father in his very early years than either Jr. or Eric
So, it could be legitimate that he likes his father -- Don and Eric is just about the grift

[mdbl]

4. all the nuts from the same tree

are still just nuts. The young magats look happy.

[TygrBright]

5. Yeah, the Boy From the Bubble is totally plugged in to the kids today vibe, I'm sure... n/t

[Evolve Dammit]

9. Exactly

[tulipsandroses]

10. I was thinking the same thing. Sure Barron hangs out at the mall, or skate park or can be found in his buddy's basement

playing dungeons. and dragons. Not saying he doesn't have friends, but "rich young people problems are not going to be " regular young people problems". Barron just graduated high school. He doesn't have to think about how he's going to pay for college.

[33taw]

38. Well, who knows.

[Chrysanthemum]

67. Speaking of college...

Does anybody know if he's going to college or university this fall?

[stopdiggin]

6. Like Barron Trump really knows any young people !

Let's see - would that be the skiing in Switzerland crowd.? Or the Cancun for spring break one?

And that would be - after you bought that load of blarney about Barron and 'daddy' having real conversations ...

[LuvLoogie]

8. He's Damien.

I hope not, but I wonder.

[GB_RN]

11. Asking Barron About Young People?

That’s fucking stupid. That boy doesn’t, and won’t know shit about actual young people. He’s been sheltered from the real world (private and/or boarding schools, anyone? ), pampered and spoiled. So, he only knows people from other rich assholes who are just like his siblings and father.

[SarcasticSatyr]

12. I seriously doubt,

that he knows anything about what ordinary young people are going through ... but, as the saying goes, don't interrupt your opponent when he's making a mistake.

[kimbutgar]

13. He's on the spectrum and I don't think he has many true friends

But friends who want to be friends with him because his dad is ex potus.

[peacefreak2.0]

14. The real question is

how much did he have to pay Melania to let Barron do it.

[2naSalit]

15. Like he has any friends...

Hard to socialize from an ivory tower. He is as clueless as the rest of them.

[geniph]

16. Yes, I'm sure he knows all about the issues of the ordinary young voter

Dude grew up in a house with gold-plated toilets, has been driven everywhere by chauffeurs his entire life, wears a suit around the house - totally your average everyday 18-year-old.

[4lbs]

17. How many pictures has ol' Barron snapped of himself with "regular" 18-year olds, young kids?

I'll bet the answer is close to zero.

In the last 4 years.

But yeah, he is "plugged into" what young voters want.

Suuurrrre.

[70sEraVet]

18. I, for one, wont be dumping any dirt on Barron just because he's over 18.

I have NO problem heaping criticism and ridicule on Don Jr and Eric, or on Ivanka, because they have proven themselves to be shitty adults and deserve it.
But Barron is yet to grow into his shittiness, and I really hope he doesn't. He may turn out to be the one who can redeem the Trump name ('redeem' in the sense that there must have been SOME ancestor in the Trump line who possessed some decent qualities).

[jmowreader]

50. Google John Trump

John Trump is the only member of that family who DIDN'T turn out bad. He's Fred Trump's brother, meaning he's Barron's great-uncle. He decided not to get into the family business (you know, being a career criminal) and instead went into electrical engineering. He invented quite a few really good things in the field of ultra high voltage electricity.

[Chrysanthemum]

68. Thanks

Thanks for that info! Let's also not forget DJT's niece Mary. She turned out great! She does whatever she can to help prevent her uncle getting back in the WH.

[BrianTheEVGuy]

19. "I know these young kids with their MTV and Atari" NT

[IdiotsforPalin]

20. America's next serial Killer

[samnsara]

22. he talks?

[no_hypocrisy]

49. Exactly. I don't recall a situation where I heard Barron talk,

save for when he was three years old.

My guess is IF Barron is truly enrolled in a college, the media will glom to him to get the real story. Until now, he's been protected by private schools. In a college, it's hard to hide.

[keithbvadu2]

60. Not to worry. His Daddy's money can buy him a nice degree.

Maybe as good as his mother's degree.

[Mawspam2]

23. When did this happen?

Barron Trump is the former president's only child with former first lady Melania Trump.

Is she still Donald's wife? Plus, she was the Third Lady!

[Prairie Gates]

24. Super relatable

[GoYouPackersGo]

25. The little fuck looks just like dad.

Agree with others. He's an adult and has chosen to follow his disgusting father. Fuck him.

[Walleye]

27. Special family resemblance with his tiny fist

[Cattledog]

26. That's why Trump gave an interview to a "butt sniffer."

I'm sure Barron spends a lot of time on 4chan.

[Walleye]

28. When I see him, I keep thinking of the movie "Captains courageous"

Freddy Bartholomew played the part of a spoiled rich kid who falls off an ocean liner and is picked up by a trawler, captain being Lionel Barrymore his son being Mickey Rooney, of course Spencer Tracy is Manuel the mentor. I just wish Barron Trump could fall off an ocean liner or something, and learn to become a real person.

[Chrysanthemum]

69. That's a great movie!

It's nice to see another classic movie fan!

[Arne]

29. Open his closet carefully. There may be skeletons.

[moonscape]

30. Poor kid looks just like his father

in that photo. He’ll never escape.

[JoseBalow]

31. Does he murder endangered animals too, like his brothers?

He looks like the other drumpf dipshits

[RockRaven]

32. That's a good thing, electorally. No way the youngest demonspawn has any

accurate answers to those queries. By all available indications he is as much of a psycho as the rest.

[IbogaProject]

33. He's as messed up as one would expect

Dont click the following link if you've eaten recently. Here is an Oedipal pic of Barron and Melania,
https://www.yahoo.com/news/fact-check-photo-purportedly-shows-205800505.html

[cstanleytech]

34. He knows as much about the young adults as I know about brain surgery.

[mahina]

35. I too hate it when my tuxedo sleeves are too short. (JK I am female and also haven't ever worn formal attire. Here,

the closest thing to formal attire is a nice mu'umu'u and your good slippers. Oh, with a real lauhala papale and lei pūpū Niihau. "Hilo Fancy"...no hyperbole folks!)

But to keep it rolling...what else is on the mind of today's young oligarchy, so that the donald (duck) can capitalize on it?

[LudwigPastorius]

36. I hear Barron really has his finger on the pulse of the...

demographic of those who grew up shitting on a golden toilet.

Skibidi!

[mahina]

37. Ha!

[Cheezoholic]

39. This little fuck could seriously come back to haunt us the last half of this century

I'd lay money he's being groomed for it and by scarier people than daddy.

[generalbetrayus]

41. Oh, good, the next RFK Jr.

[generalbetrayus]

40. Any advice from Barron

will almost certainly be barren of any value.

[Zoomie1986]

42. As if an over-coddled anchor brat

Would have the faintest clue what normal young adults care about or worry about.

Do tell us about having to choose a college close to where your parents live, because you can't afford both tuition and room and board, too, even with the pittance of financial aid.

Tell us all about having to juggle your classes so that you can take as few public transit trips as possible, because Mommy and Daddy can't buy you a car and can't even let you use theirs because they need it to get to work.

Tell us all about having to work at a crappy minimum wage job all summer, simply to afford your textbooks.

Tell us about the work-study job you take to afford the next semester's books. At least with that job you can usually get some studying done.

Tell us about the parties you can't attend because you're too busy working yet another part-time job.

Tell us about never once going to one of your college's athletic events because you're either working, or cannot afford the tickets, even with a student discount. Only the rich kids can do that these days.

Tell us about the nights you're too tired to breathe, even, but you're finally home from college, your two jobs and a two hour bus ride, but still have papers to write for classes the next day, and another couple of calculus problems to complete.

When you know what that's like, then you can tell us what matters to young people.

Until then, piss off, you spoiled POS.

[Figarosmom]

43. Yeah like hes a normal

Young adult/youth. I think American psycho every time I see him. Psyhco eyes.

[mwb970]

44. Jeez, he's so STUPID.

Why would he think that "Barron" knows anything about anything? I guess taking advice from Greasy Cokehead Junior about Vance worked out so well he just moved on to another idiotic, out-of-touch son.

God, what a dope.

[elleng]

46. FREE advice, no doubt.

[BattleRow]

48. What could possibly

go right ?

[Think. Again.]

51. baron is making connections with young influencers?

He might be a possible future threat his generation should keep a close watch on.

[underpants]

53. He could offer young voters a ride on Epstein's old plane.

[madaboutharry]

54. He's wearing cuff links.

Look closely at his raised arm in the photo. He is wearing a white shirt with cuff links.
This is not normal for an 18 year old.
I almost feel sorry for him.

[Vinca]

56. What do you think Barron? Hermes or Fendi? Cartier or Tiffany? Which do they like.

[MrWowWow]

57. Barron is tramp's Lurch

.

[boyedav1969]

58. Trump doesn't know how to court the youngsters now that his buddy Epstein is dead.

[NYC Liberal]

59. But even if Barron did give TFG actual advice...

we all know he wouldn't actually listen to it.

Has he ever changed his strategy? It's been the same playbook for 8 years.

If he asks for "advice," what he really wants is just for somoene to tell him that what he's already doing is perfect because he's the smartest person alive.

[Maeve]

62. He needs to be watched--I can't see those parents raising anything but a psychopath

Seriously--his family life has been so skewed and screwed up, with an unhealthy dollop of entitlement....

[Chakaconcarne]

63. Wow, like Ivanka, he's being formed in the image his father wants...

The dysfunction in that family is mind-boggling.

[mucholderthandirt]

64. Oh, look! Another leech on the RNC's money train. Boy already showing signs of idiocy.

[jvill]

65. Lurch Trump: "I don't know about Gen Z, but I love that you come off kinda rapey, dad. Lean into it..."

…

[oasis]

66. Barron's intro could mirror Woody Allen's 1973

film, “Sleeper”. Let’s wait and see.