Barron Trump, 18, gives father political advice but won’t nominate him

Donald Trump’s teenage son gives him political advice but won’t serve as a delegate to vote for his father at the Republican National Convention.

The former president and presumptive GOP nominee said his youngest son, Barron, 18, will often act as one of his political advisers.

“He’s a little on the tall side. I will tell you, he’s a tall one, but he is a good-looking guy,” Mr Trump told Talk Radio 1210 WPHT.

“And he’s really been a great student. And he does like politics. It’s sort of funny. He’ll tell me sometimes ‘Dad, this is what you have to do’,” Mr Trump added.

Mr Trump’s comments came hours before it emerged Barron would not take part in the Republican National Convention as a Florida delegate in July.

In a statement released two days after Barron was selected, Melania Trump’s office said while he was “honoured” to be chosen he “regretfully declines to participate due to prior commitments”.

It’s now unclear if he will attend the convention, in Milwaukee July 15-18. Unlike Mr Trump’s older children, Barron, whose mother is a staunch protector of his privacy, has largely stayed away from the spotlight.

The teenager was not often seen during Mr Trump’s administration.

He would travel in a separate car from his father when he rode in the presidential motorcade and would board Air Force One via the back stairs of the plane so he would not be photographed.

Meanwhile, Donald Trump Jr and Eric Trump both campaigned for their father during this year’s Republican primaries.

They and their sister Tiffany Trump were among the 41 at-large delegates chosen by the Florida Republican Party for the national convention in July.

Ivanka Trump, who has appeared to distance herself from her father’s political ambitions since she left the White House, was not named as a delegate.

All four of Barron’s siblings gave speeches at the party’s conventions in 2016 and 2020.

Mr Trump’s New York hush money trial is not sitting on Friday so Mr Trump is able to attend Barron’s high school graduation.

The former president had complained that the ongoing trial for allegedly falsifying business records to hide a $130,000 hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels would prevent him from attending the graduation of his “wonderful son.”

Mr Trump also said his son will be attending university next year, although he has not disclosed where.

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