President Trump’s youngest son, Barron Trump, is set to make his debut in politics.
Barron Trump has been officially selected by Florida’s GOP to serve as a delegate for Florida at the Republican National Convention.
Barron, who turned 18 in March, was selected by the Florida GOP as an at-large delegate.
Other members of Trump’s family selected were Donald Trump Jr, Eric Trump, and Laura Trump.
The announcement by the RNC is huge, considering Barron Trump’s political stance has been hidden from the public eye.
Barron Trump, who turned 18 in March, will not only be able to vote for his father for president this year, but he will be a Florida delegate at the RNC.
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Barron Trump chosen as one of Florida's 41 at-large RNC delegates. Barron, is set to make his first major foray into politics after chosen to serve as delegate for Florida to the Republican National Convention before he has even graduated from high school. https://t.co/DnX1CHMKJu
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Per CNN:
Former President Donald Trump’s youngest son, Barron Trump, was selected by the Florida GOP as an at-large delegate for Florida at the Republican National Convention, according to a list of delegates obtained by CNN.
Barron, who turned 18 in March, joins several other family members – Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump and Tiffany Trump – who were also selected. Steve Witkoff, Trump’s longtime friend and luxury real estate developer, along with Trump ally Sergio Gor are also listed as delegates.
CNN has reached out to the Trump campaign for comment.
NBC News was first to report on Barron Trump’s selection.
Barron Trump, the youngest child of President Trump, despite mostly staying out of the political limelight, was selected by the Republican Party of Florida on Wednesday night to serve as one of the state's at-large delegates to the RNC.https://t.co/Fc0oiNlhvv
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Here’s what ABC News reported:
Barron Trump, the youngest child of former President Donald Trump, was chosen as one of Florida’s at-large delegates for the Republican National Convention, according to a list of delegates obtained by ABC News.
In response to the news of Barron Trump being selected as one of Florida’s at-large delegates to the Republican National Convention, a Trump campaign official told ABC News that the former president’s youngest son is “very interested” in the political process.
“Yes, he’s on the delegation roster and Barron is very interested in our nation’s political process,” the campaign official said.
ADVERTISEMENTOther Trump family members who have played an active role in Trump’s presidential campaign will also serve as at-large delegates, including Trump’s older sons, Eric Trump, Don Jr. Trump and his girlfriend, Kimberly Guilfoyle, and Trump’s youngest daughter, Tiffany Trump.
Barron Trump reportedly has political aspirations for the future and wants to follow in his father’s footsteps.
“He's also far more politically interested than people realize.”
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