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Barron "The Omen" Trump is now fair game (Original Post) brettdale May 9 OP
Absolutely. dalton99a May 9 #1
I'm tired already of seeing his picture. Why is everyone on Threads talking about Barron? applegrove May 9 #2
cuz, hes going to be worse than his old man brettdale May 9 #3
I can "see" both parents in his face. eShirl May 9 #29
His ears Mossfern May 9 #45
If he gets any taller... Omnipresent May 9 #57
"I can "see" both parents in his face." Talitha May 9 #66
Yep, and not just the physical attributes. GoCubsGo May 9 #82
Bad seed of two bad seeds LiberalFighter May 9 #65
They'll make him chairman of the Florida Republican Party dalton99a May 9 #4
I thought of Damien from the Omen as soon as I saw him. I don't know if it is because he's Trump's son, or Doodley May 9 #5
Except Damien wasn't 7 feet tall liberalmediaaddict May 9 #10
And he couldn;t say, "Daddy, Daddy, please press that nuclear button." Doodley May 9 #13
I had the same reaction... Wuddles440 May 9 #38
Blood chilling. A preview of the end of the world. Doodley May 9 #73
He's a byproduct of bad semen Aviation Pro May 9 #6
The top of the barrel wasn't mercuryblues May 9 #27
It wasn't the semen. It was the ship that was at fault. Wonder Why May 9 #67
It's Florida. Maybe Matt Gaetz could be his mentor and use him for bait. Marcuse May 9 #7
disappointed to hear this Skittles May 9 #8
Tiffany seems normal. rubbersole May 9 #17
She is also a FL delegate... BigmanPigman May 9 #20
no Skittles May 9 #28
You just didn't know him! dchill May 9 #21
When did he do something likable? we can do it May 9 #39
Same here MustLoveBeagles May 9 #70
I fear where this evil succession scheme is headed liberalmediaaddict May 9 #9
Fascists usually designate their family as heirs to the throne. Irish_Dem May 9 #32
Yup.Look at North Korea! BlueKota May 9 #40
Term limited? CanonRay May 9 #63
Baron will have to wait beyond 2036. Marcuse May 9 #79
why wait till 2036 brettdale May 9 #11
The only Trump I like is Mary FelineOverlord May 9 #12
Little Bored Fauntleroy has big diapers to fill JoseBalow May 9 #14
Okay, now - that's very good! 😊 dchill May 9 #22
You win the thread! MOMFUDSKI May 9 #41
Post removed Post removed May 9 #15
Howdy! EYESORE 9001 May 9 #16
That's what I thought EYESORE 9001 May 9 #35
My loathing for Trump is deeper than the deepest ocean and wider than the sky. ShazzieB May 9 #18
More like sharing victims' blood. dchill May 9 #23
Both of his parents are psychopaths. He never stood a chance at being normal. SunSeeker May 9 #25
Do you think there is even one Trump delegate Pototan May 9 #30
He just accepted a political job on his father's behalf. Irish_Dem May 9 #33
I agree Pototan May 9 #34
Has he ever spoken one word - any word? kskiska May 9 #80
4 posts Pototan May 9 #19
I feel sorry for him--- having to grow up with a moronic criminal perverted psychopathic DemocraticPatriot May 9 #24
Barron has yet to show his adult personality. Aussie105 May 9 #26
If he accepts and attends the Republican Convention Pototan May 9 #31
Which means what? former9thward May 9 #50
He is subject to the same criticism Pototan May 9 #51
Ok, what is your criticism of the 18 year old? former9thward May 9 #53
I'll jump in and take this one. bluesbassman May 9 #69
Thanks for your reply Pototan May 9 #86
He's a legal adult NanaCat May 9 #49
Has he ever shown a child's personality? kskiska May 9 #81
I heard he didn't always return his library books on time. Renew Deal May 9 #36
Trying to fire servants who displeased him NanaCat May 9 #55
Link? Renew Deal May 9 #74
Of course D_Master81 May 9 #37
What do we care who goes to the GOP convention? It's a convention that is only going to confirm ... marble falls May 9 #42
I'm with you. ShazzieB May 9 #43
He will shame himself MFM008 May 9 #85
And if he does, drag him all you want. ShazzieB May 10 #87
people here really acting like they never did anything dumb or at the behest of a parent they later regretted MistakenLamb May 9 #46
Could you explain your last. . .sentence, or whatever it was? niyad May 9 #59
you don't think it's a little disturbing to consider a high schooler "fair game" politically? MistakenLamb May 9 #62
nice evasion. the string of words I referenced still has niyad May 9 #64
Thanks for the context but ecstatic May 9 #47
When you know what Barron stands for (he's never said a word about it) please let me know ... marble falls May 9 #60
... Mitt Romney and Nikki Haley will end up being the ticket. ecstatic May 9 #71
i'd imagine it went something like this...... Takket May 9 #48
Do youze want me to pay for the college? Hope22 May 9 #52
Were you Goldwater's child? NanaCat May 9 #56
Do you think no Goldwater went to the Convention, or no Kennedy, or no Johnson? marble falls May 9 #61
Wow. So he approves of his dad. Interesting... ecstatic May 9 #44
I expect Chautauquas May 9 #54
Like they say "The apple doesn't fall far from the tree". nt doc03 May 9 #58
Thread was going great until the saviors arrived. BannonsLiver May 9 #68
Yup, fair game "if", he is a Florida GOP delegate at the convention. republianmushroom May 9 #72
This is some absolute bullshit. Initech May 9 #75
I hope he turns out to be a tall scrawny Kyle Rittenhouse. I suppose we know nothing about how intelligent brewens May 9 #76
Actually Jilly_in_VA May 9 #84
don't they have to know how to talk? samnsara May 9 #77
Myyyy, how times change. I still vividly remember the last moments niyad May 9 #78
Not really relevant here, but how tall is Barron? Are there any official numbers out there? TheRickles May 9 #83

applegrove

(119,033 posts)
2. I'm tired already of seeing his picture. Why is everyone on Threads talking about Barron?
Thu May 9, 2024, 12:19 AM
May 9

Was there no other news?

Mossfern

(2,619 posts)
45. His ears
Thu May 9, 2024, 08:16 AM
May 9

are crooked on his face - one obviously higher than the other. Not a character flaw, but something I noticed right away.

Talitha

(6,671 posts)
66. "I can "see" both parents in his face."
Thu May 9, 2024, 10:36 AM
May 9

Looks like he's got Dump's nose and fish-mouth, and the sex worker's squinty eyes.

GoCubsGo

(32,114 posts)
82. Yep, and not just the physical attributes.
Thu May 9, 2024, 03:06 PM
May 9

The same arrogant, sociopathic glare both his parents have, and Mom's soulless non-smile. Yikes.

Doodley

(9,185 posts)
5. I thought of Damien from the Omen as soon as I saw him. I don't know if it is because he's Trump's son, or
Thu May 9, 2024, 12:27 AM
May 9

if it's that soulless, psychopathic stare.

Aviation Pro

(12,267 posts)
6. He's a byproduct of bad semen
Thu May 9, 2024, 12:31 AM
May 9

Kids born to men older than 60 are susceptible to bottom of the barrrel DNA.

Also, he’s got that Rittenhouse look.

Marcuse

(7,572 posts)
7. It's Florida. Maybe Matt Gaetz could be his mentor and use him for bait.
Thu May 9, 2024, 12:31 AM
May 9

P.S. Fair game? They don’t even think Ivanka is fair game.

BigmanPigman

(51,712 posts)
20. She is also a FL delegate...
Thu May 9, 2024, 02:50 AM
May 9

"In a family full of politically involved children, Barron Trump, who turned 18 in March, has retained much more of a private life than his older brothers, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., both of whom will also be Florida at-large RNC delegates, along with Trump’s daughter Tiffany".

This family is worse than Don Corleone's (Godfather). They all need to sleep with the fishes.


liberalmediaaddict

(797 posts)
9. I fear where this evil succession scheme is headed
Thu May 9, 2024, 12:35 AM
May 9

Sounds like the Trumpublican Party is setting up a potential political dynasty.
Trump wins in 2024. Fills his entire administration with his family members.
He's term limited so in 2028 Ivanka runs and wins. Trump stays in the White House around as her "shadow president" until he strokes out or drops dead. And in 2036 Barron takes over.

Total nightmare fuel.

Response to brettdale (Original post)

ShazzieB

(16,707 posts)
18. My loathing for Trump is deeper than the deepest ocean and wider than the sky.
Thu May 9, 2024, 02:01 AM
May 9

But I actually agree about Barron. Assuming the worst about someone just because they share DNA with bad people is gross.

SunSeeker

(51,894 posts)
25. Both of his parents are psychopaths. He never stood a chance at being normal.
Thu May 9, 2024, 03:11 AM
May 9

They have no doubt irretrievably warped his mind by now. He lives in a bubble. He will never have a chance at snapping out of it. And he may not want to.

Pototan

(1,251 posts)
30. Do you think there is even one Trump delegate
Thu May 9, 2024, 04:50 AM
May 9

to the Republican Convention who's not a piece of shit?

Barron is a Trump delegate. He can refuse and be his own man. If he accepts, he's one of them.

There are a lot of my own family members I don't speak to because of their support for Trump. Do you think Barron deserves a pass from me after accepting a Trump delegate selection?

Fuck him.

Irish_Dem

(48,558 posts)
33. He just accepted a political job on his father's behalf.
Thu May 9, 2024, 05:41 AM
May 9

He is an adult and could have said no.

He is now in play.

DemocraticPatriot

(4,552 posts)
24. I feel sorry for him--- having to grow up with a moronic criminal perverted psychopathic
Thu May 9, 2024, 03:06 AM
May 9

con-man who is the most hated man in the world
for a father...

It would be nice if the apple fell a long way from the tree,
but he's probably been in the wrong environment...

I won't hate on him before he's made some awful public statements...

Aussie105

(5,526 posts)
26. Barron has yet to show his adult personality.
Thu May 9, 2024, 03:32 AM
May 9

Has he soaked up his father's and mother's ways of thinking, and feels he needs to carry on that tradition, or is he cut from the same cloth as Mary Trump?

We will know once he opens up and actually says a few sentences.

But the looks of lack of interest and disdain he has shown in public aren't good signs.

Pototan

(1,251 posts)
31. If he accepts and attends the Republican Convention
Thu May 9, 2024, 05:03 AM
May 9

as a delegate for his father, that's says it all for me.

He doesn't have to get involved. But if he takes affirmative actions, like being a delegate or campaigning, he'll be in the same category as Eric and Don Jr. to me.

Pototan

(1,251 posts)
51. He is subject to the same criticism
Thu May 9, 2024, 09:00 AM
May 9

as his half-brothers. Barron will no longer be exempt because of his age. or his neutrality.

And I think there are a lot of others out there that feel the same way.

bluesbassman

(19,387 posts)
69. I'll jump in and take this one.
Thu May 9, 2024, 11:55 AM
May 9

And I won’t be coy about it. Supporting one’s father, or any relative for that matter, in their quest for political office is generally considered a good thing. The exception is when the politician in question is such a universally agreed upon POS, an insurrectionist, a con artist, a liar, a classified documents thief, a racist, a misogynist, a sexual predator, just to list a few of his deficiencies, then continued support of said miscreant must result in calling into question the moral and ethical foundation of the supporter. How many Kennedy relatives do you see rallying around Bob? The kid got one shot at avoiding the Trump stank. He failed.

Pototan

(1,251 posts)
86. Thanks for your reply
Thu May 9, 2024, 07:36 PM
May 9

I couldn't have said it better myself.

And I can see by your reply recs that there are many here at DU who agree.

NanaCat

(1,681 posts)
49. He's a legal adult
Thu May 9, 2024, 08:45 AM
May 9

Who has chosen to be a political actor to prop up his evil father as soon as he's eligible, with nary a peep of protest. When someone tells you who they are, believe them the first time.

For pity's sake, how many hints do you need? I can give you some more:

When he was younger and servants displeased him, he would tell them, 'You're fired!' His trashy mother would send that servant home for the day, rather than punishing the anchor brat. She was the one who revealed he'd done that, and thought it was cute and funny. With that kind of parenting, do you think he learned how to be a decent human being rather than a spoiled brat?

His own family says he's the most like his father of any of the anchor brats. Do you consider that a good sign of what to expect of his personality?

Again: When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.

NanaCat

(1,681 posts)
55. Trying to fire servants who displeased him
Thu May 9, 2024, 09:07 AM
May 9

As a child. More than once. And send the 'offending' servant home for the day, and deem their spoiled anchor brat cute and funny for what he did, rather than punishing him for being an obnoxious prat.

No matter what our ages, if my brothers or I had been remotely rude to our nanny or to one of the maids my Mum started employing when we were teens, we would have been ground to dust for it. Even my toddler brothers knew better than to tell the nanny she was fired.

Then again, even my narcissistic Mum wasn't so stupid as to be rude to someone helping her out, despite how they were paid to do it and despite how much she was stressed from paying for them when she really couldn't afford it--as if single parents have a choice about it. It really is true that good help is hard to find, so when you do get a winner, the last thing you want to do is alienate them.

D_Master81

(1,823 posts)
37. Of course
Thu May 9, 2024, 07:19 AM
May 9

Of course he’s getting into politics. If your name is trump you’re not losing any election for the next decade in the GOP and those trump children will be able to grift the party for the next 20 years. From a financial aspect it makes sense.

marble falls

(57,794 posts)
42. What do we care who goes to the GOP convention? It's a convention that is only going to confirm ...
Thu May 9, 2024, 07:51 AM
May 9

... what everybody already knows: TFG has taken enough primary wins to be on the first vote. So what? Being a delegate at the convention is more a useless honor: that and a quarter won't even get you a cup of coffee. He's given no interviews, he's made no statements, for all we know Barron hates TFG as much as it seems his mother does. He may be a closet Democrat for all we know.

And then, by the way, he is 18. At his age both Hilary Clinton and I had volunteered for Goldwater. Look how we turned out.

ShazzieB

(16,707 posts)
43. I'm with you.
Thu May 9, 2024, 08:05 AM
May 9

Last edited Fri May 10, 2024, 12:14 AM - Edit history (1)

I don't understand all this sudden white hot animosity toward Barron for basically no reason. I guess it must have been there all along and people were just holding it in because of his age. I don't get that, either.

If he does something obnoxious, I won't try and stop anyone from criticizing him, but this delegate thing doesn't even come close to being worthy of that. So far, his worst crime is having been born to the wrong parents. Shaming him for that is just gross.

MFM008

(19,846 posts)
85. He will shame himself
Thu May 9, 2024, 07:26 PM
May 9

There are no honorable trumps.
He can't wait to jump in the water, then look down and see the great whites.

MistakenLamb

(546 posts)
46. people here really acting like they never did anything dumb or at the behest of a parent they later regretted
Thu May 9, 2024, 08:23 AM
May 9

fair game 🙄 some people are just as bad as perverts who count down until an under age actress reaches 18

MistakenLamb

(546 posts)
62. you don't think it's a little disturbing to consider a high schooler "fair game" politically?
Thu May 9, 2024, 10:19 AM
May 9

for being chosen as a delegate? it’s almost like some have been waiting deleriously 8 years for this. it’s gross.

niyad

(114,101 posts)
64. nice evasion. the string of words I referenced still has
Thu May 9, 2024, 10:29 AM
May 9

not been explained, but do keep trying. I could use the distraction.

ecstatic

(32,824 posts)
47. Thanks for the context but
Thu May 9, 2024, 08:30 AM
May 9

I think people are just curious to know where he stands in all this.

Maybe he'll change his mind later but right now he's supporting the GOP which means he's supporting his dad.

Barron's position is understandable, but I think some people were hoping that he despised his dad, just like some people really want to believe that Melania secretly hates trump and is only there for money or something. It could be that Barron is just trying to secure his inheritance, assuming anything is left.

Personally speaking, I won't apply my own logic to their situation. I will observe and form conclusions based on their actions.

marble falls

(57,794 posts)
60. When you know what Barron stands for (he's never said a word about it) please let me know ...
Thu May 9, 2024, 10:05 AM
May 9

Personally speaking, I won't apply my own logic to their situation. I will observe and form conclusions based on their actions. I just hear heard that sage advice from a good Democrat.

What I observe is an 18 yr old who's never indicated a stand on anything is going to the convention. His sister is going, too. She's been to some TFG's political events and so much as I know, has never taken any political stand she's made public past supporting her father.


Those two voting for dad in the first ballot (does anyone really think they will make the difference) is purely proforma. Trump has aced his primaries and he'll take the nomination in the first ballot, unless something intervenes first, like a conviction or a stroke.


https://www.usa.gov/national-conventions

National conventions

Political parties hold national conventions to select presidential and vice presidential nominees. Learn how the national conventions work.
What happens at a national political convention?

To become the presidential nominee, a candidate typically has to win a majority of delegates. This usually happens through the party's state primaries and caucuses. Learn more about state presidential primaries and caucuses and how delegates are selected.

State delegates go to the national convention to vote to confirm their choice of candidates. But if no candidate gets the majority of a party's delegates during the primaries and caucuses, convention delegates choose the nominee. This happens through additional rounds of voting.

At the convention, the presidential nominee officially announces who will run with them for vice president.



Personally, I will bet that Mitt Romney and Nikki Haley will end up being the ticket.

ecstatic

(32,824 posts)
71. ... Mitt Romney and Nikki Haley will end up being the ticket.
Thu May 9, 2024, 01:17 PM
May 9

That would be insane but my blood pressure would go down significantly. They're dangerous but nowhere near as dangerous as trump.

Takket

(21,744 posts)
48. i'd imagine it went something like this......
Thu May 9, 2024, 08:34 AM
May 9

"Hey! Want to be a delegate for your dad at the convention!"

What's he going to do, say no? Cause a giant uproar in his own life by refusing?

I don't think this says a whole lot about him.

Hope22

(1,916 posts)
52. Do youze want me to pay for the college?
Thu May 9, 2024, 09:00 AM
May 9

Do youze want to stay in the Will? Here’s a what youze gonna do!

NanaCat

(1,681 posts)
56. Were you Goldwater's child?
Thu May 9, 2024, 09:11 AM
May 9

Was he a full-blown fascist who had zero respect for the Constitution and our entire system of government? Did he ever try to overturn an election result? Was he lacking in all human decency?

Old Barry was a lot of things I found distasteful or disagreeable, but none of those things applied to him.

That's the difference?

marble falls

(57,794 posts)
61. Do you think no Goldwater went to the Convention, or no Kennedy, or no Johnson?
Thu May 9, 2024, 10:16 AM
May 9

Are you Goldwater's child? WTF is that supposed to mean?

Screw the GOP. Fuck their convention. Technically TFG already has the votes to take the nod on the first ballot. Two TFG kids will make no difference either way.

https://www.nytimes.com › 1964 › 08 › 26 › archives › mrs-edward-kennedy-familys-only-delegate.html
Mrs. Edward Kennedy Family's Only Delegate - The New York Times
Aug 26, 1964She is the only member of the Kennedy family attending the Democratic National Convention as a delegate. ... She was named to the Massachusetts delegation to replace her brother‐in‐law ...

Chautauquas

(4,455 posts)
54. I expect
Thu May 9, 2024, 09:06 AM
May 9

that in the next few years he's going to demonstrate that he's a Trump through and through, just like his creepy brothers and his criminal father. He's stayed behind the scenes so far but he's entering his adult years and my guess is he'll start trash-talking and flinging poo at Democrats, just like dear old dad.

Initech

(100,166 posts)
75. This is some absolute bullshit.
Thu May 9, 2024, 01:58 PM
May 9

Can you imagine the fury and uproar coming from dipshit Fox News hosts if Biden did that with Hunter? OMG I'm so sick of this double standard.

brewens

(13,705 posts)
76. I hope he turns out to be a tall scrawny Kyle Rittenhouse. I suppose we know nothing about how intelligent
Thu May 9, 2024, 02:03 PM
May 9

he is. You couldn't rely on anything that was allowed to be reported about him.

I can just imagine having been raised by crap like that rather than my own parents. If Trumpisms replaced the stuff my dad taught me, I'd be one fucked up piece of shit.!

Jilly_in_VA

(10,045 posts)
84. Actually
Thu May 9, 2024, 05:06 PM
May 9

from what little we know, he is supposedly rather bright in a scattered kind of way. He is rumored to be on the upper end of the autistic spectrum, but those are just rumors. His big interest is supposedly in the computer field. This would certainly square with the rumors of him being upper-end autistic, but it could just mean he's a computer nerd. He's also said to be socially awkward, but quite a few kids who have sudden growth spurts are, simply because they're physically awkward., and he's rumored to be shy, and that would also go along with the rest of what I've said.

niyad

(114,101 posts)
78. Myyyy, how times change. I still vividly remember the last moments
Thu May 9, 2024, 02:09 PM
May 9

of the 2016 rnc (as well as that disgusting moment where RAPIST-TRAITOR** felt princess sparkle pony up on live tv). Spawn5 was standing directly in front of daddy dearest, who put his hands on the kid's shoulders. The kid jerked out from his hands and stepped forward. Again, only a brief moment at the very end, but very telling, I thought

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