Former PresidentĀ Donald Trumpā€™s youngest son, Barron Trump, has declined to serve as a delegate at this summerā€™sĀ Republican National Convention, according to a senior Trump campaign adviser and a statement from Melania Trumpā€™s office.

ā€œWhile Barron is honored to have been chosen as a delegate by the Florida Republican Party, he regretfully declines due to prior commitments,ā€ the statement from the former first ladyā€™s office said.

Barron Trump, who turned 18 in March,Ā had been selectedĀ by the Florida GOP to serve as an at-large delegate at the July convention. Several other Trump family members ā€“ includingĀ Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump and Tiffany Trump ā€“ were also selected as delegates.

  • dirthawker0@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Iā€™m pretty sure it was Melania who noped him out of that. It wouldnā€™t surprise me if Trump didnā€™t bother actually asking the kid if he wanted to do it before trying to shove him up on stage.

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      8 months ago

      Iā€™d imagine the idea of using the child she was carrying when he cheated on her with a porn star in the middle of his criminal trial for paying her hush money as a political pawn didnā€™t sit right with Mels.

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        Nah, I bet she didnā€™t give one flying fuck about that (until it became public and made Trump look bad [well, worse]). Thereā€™s no way Melania didnā€™t have ulterior motives for marrying Trump- it wasnā€™t love, it was money/power/promises/Russian handlers that created that relationship. Reportedly one of her bodyguards is her own side piece.

        This was Trumpty-Dumpty doing one of his ā€œpower moves from the 80sā€- claiming that Barron was going to be a delegate, forcing the RNC to either accept it or risk losing face/the wrath of the MAGAts. Itā€™s not the first time heā€™s done that before.