Barron Trump gave Donald ‘unflattering’ campaign advice

Bar­ron Trump, the 18-year-old son of for­mer Pres­i­dent Don­ald Trump, has played a cru­cial role in his father’s 2024 pres­i­den­tial cam­paign, despite stay­ing out of the pub­lic eye. After grad­u­at­ing high school in May 2024, Bar­ron enrolled at NYU’s Stern Busi­ness School.

Although he wasn’t pub­licly seen dur­ing the cam­paign, he pro­vid­ed key advice to his father, par­tic­u­lar­ly in con­nect­ing with younger vot­ers. Bar­ron helped Don­ald Trump engage with Gen Z by intro­duc­ing him to influ­encers and pod­cast­ers, such as Adin Ross, and advis­ing his father on how to appeal to younger gen­er­a­tions.

Dur­ing the inau­gu­ra­tion, Bar­ron was praised for his matu­ri­ty and con­duct, with many sup­port­ers sug­gest­ing he might fol­low in his father’s polit­i­cal foot­steps. Barron’s involve­ment extend­ed beyond pub­lic appear­ances; he even gave his father strate­gic advice before a debate with Joe Biden. Despite his pri­vate nature, Bar­ron has impressed those around him with his intel­li­gence, dry humor, and down-to-earth per­son­al­i­ty.

Bar­ron con­tin­ues to keep a low pro­file, even car­ry­ing a mod­est $88 black back­pack, which helps him appear approach­able and ground­ed. His moth­er, Mela­nia Trump, has expressed pride in his growth, call­ing him an intel­li­gent and kind young man. While his future remains uncer­tain, Barron’s influ­ence in his father’s return to the White House high­lights his poten­tial in both pol­i­tics and busi­ness.