Barron Trump to be delegate at RNC (update: no he isn't)

[lfromnj]

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/08/barron-trump-florida-delegate-republican-national-convention-00156980

[Octowakandi]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13396285/Barron-Trump-political-aspirations-charm-conservatives.html

Kind of wild that after years of zero news about Barron Trump, we finally have a deluge of information.

[Minnesota Mike]

How would you like to a long time Florida Republican who has raised money, knocked on doors, maybe ran for office and you get bumped from being a delegate to the national convention by Barron Trump?

[Obama24]

I feel bad for him. He's way too young for this, he literally just turned 18. He's been groomed into this and now the left wing is gonna tear the kid apart.

[ηєω ƒяσηтιєя]

I feel bad for him. He's way too young for this, he literally just turned 18. He's been groomed into this and now the left wing is gonna tear the kid apart.

Yeah, because the right was notoriously kind to Amy Carter, Chelsea Clinton, and Malia & Sasha Obama.

[The Mikado]

I feel bad for him. He's way too young for this, he literally just turned 18. He's been groomed into this and now the left wing is gonna tear the kid apart.

Dems left him (and Tiffany) alone the entire first Trump Admin because he was too young and Tiffany had no political interest. Dems still leave Tiffany alone while attacking the three older siblings. If Barron wants to go from non-combatant to combatant like his three eldest siblings, this is part of what comes with the territory. If he wants to be left alone, he can be like Tiffany.

[Absentee Voting Ghost of Ruin]

I know nothing about Barron Trump, beyond his age, his height, and that he's named after one of his father's aliases.

But all this sudden surge of coverage has me remembering is that Octavian was 18 when Caesar was assassinated.

[Landslide Lyndon]

One of the most bizarre things I've witnessed was when the deplorables went berserk just because some left-wing accounts noticed how tall Barron is, as if this was some egregious personal attack.

[GM Team Member and Deputy PPT WB]

I think honestly he would be Trump's preferred "successor" if Barron wasn't another 17 years from being able to run for Prez. His other kids seem mostly politically inept, especially Don Jr. This is mostly "vibes" but none of them really match to Trump's undeniable charisma. Trump is a very skilled bullsh*tter, while Don Jr., Eric, etc... aren't.

Despite literally just being 18 something strikes me as different about him.

[Progressive Pessimist]

I feel bad for him. He's way too young for this, he literally just turned 18. He's been groomed into this and now the left wing is gonna tear the kid apart.

Yeah, because the right was notoriously kind to Amy Carter, Chelsea Clinton, and Malia & Sasha Obama.

Don't forget Hunter Biden!

[Pheurton Skeurto]

Well, now that he's an adult and has entered the political arena, he's fair game!

[SnowLabrador]

This is going to be controversial, but I actually feel really bad for Barron Trump. For all of my mistakes I've made, at least I got to be a teenager who's relatively anonymous. To be the son of one of the most controversial people in the world is no doubt very hard.

[mjba257]

I think honestly he would be Trump's preferred "successor" if Barron wasn't another 17 years from being able to run for Prez. His other kids seem mostly politically inept, especially Don Jr. This is mostly "vibes" but none of them really match to Trump's undeniable charisma. Trump is a very skilled bullsh*tter, while Don Jr., Eric, etc... aren't.

Despite literally just being 18 something strikes me as different about him.

Barron is a clean slate. I don't think I've ever even heard him talk. He has baggage, never gone on the record on policy, isn't on social media (at least publicly). He really can morph himself into whatever he wants. He could turn out to be a carbon copy of his father or he could be a decent, dignified, pragmatic statesman. He already has the last name so that gives him carte blanche for pretty much anything he wants in GOP circles. I can see a viable political future for him

[ProgressiveModerate]

I think honestly he would be Trump's preferred "successor" if Barron wasn't another 17 years from being able to run for Prez. His other kids seem mostly politically inept, especially Don Jr. This is mostly "vibes" but none of them really match to Trump's undeniable charisma. Trump is a very skilled bullsh*tter, while Don Jr., Eric, etc... aren't.

Despite literally just being 18 something strikes me as different about him.

The thing that creeps me out is the subset of online Trump supporters talking about how he has “superior genetics” and “he’s been chosen by god” just because he resembles Trump, is tall, and conventionally attractive.

[Born to Slay. Forced to Work.]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13396285/Barron-Trump-political-aspirations-charm-conservatives.html

Kind of wild that after years of zero news about Barron Trump, we finally have a deluge of information.

Not really, he just turned 18 in March so there shouldn’t have been much news about him before

[Born to Slay. Forced to Work.]

I think honestly he would be Trump's preferred "successor" if Barron wasn't another 17 years from being able to run for Prez. His other kids seem mostly politically inept, especially Don Jr. This is mostly "vibes" but none of them really match to Trump's undeniable charisma. Trump is a very skilled bullsh*tter, while Don Jr., Eric, etc... aren't.

Despite literally just being 18 something strikes me as different about him.

That says a lot when a college freshman seems more capable then a 46 year old

[Kamala's side hoe]

I think honestly he would be Trump's preferred "successor" if Barron wasn't another 17 years from being able to run for Prez. His other kids seem mostly politically inept, especially Don Jr. This is mostly "vibes" but none of them really match to Trump's undeniable charisma. Trump is a very skilled bullsh*tter, while Don Jr., Eric, etc... aren't.

Despite literally just being 18 something strikes me as different about him.

Barron is a clean slate. I don't think I've ever even heard him talk. He has baggage, never gone on the record on policy, isn't on social media (at least publicly). He really can morph himself into whatever he wants. He could turn out to be a carbon copy of his father or he could be a decent, dignified, pragmatic statesman. He already has the last name so that gives him carte blanche for pretty much anything he wants in GOP circles. I can see a viable political future for him

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Meet Barron Trump, The World’s Richest Man


Trump at the Mumbai Virtual Development Conference in 2038

Virtualearth Inc. CEO Barron Trump is now officially the world’s richest man, according to the Forbes World Billionaires List. His current net worth clocks in at $825.6 billion, which exceeds that of the previous record-holder, Alibaba founder Jack Ma, who has a net worth of $820.3 billion.

Trump, 33, acknowledged his newfound status on Twitter, saying “Great news. Now let’s keep on making the world a better place.”

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Trump’s newfound status is an auspicious sign for his Sacramento, California-based virtual reality behemoth, of with Trump owns a 20 percent stake. The news comes only a few months after Virtualearth achieved the 3 billion global users milestone, across both conventional and brain-integrated platforms. The VR network boasts more than 1 billion users in India alone, 350 million users in China and 264 million users in the United States. It has a market capitalization of $1523 billion as of December 2039; as such, Virtualearth is the 4th largest publicly-traded corporation in the United States and the 17th largest in the world.

It is hard to imagine a life before Virtualearth and other virtual reality networks. Before, social media was mainly restricted to one-dimensional Internet posts. Now, friends and family on opposite sides of the planet can practically talk to each other in person. I can experience my friends’ vacation as if I traveled there myself and present to audiences of thousands without leaving my house. Millions of users spend billions of dollars through Virtualshop, play VR games with Virtualplay, and even enjoy virtual pornography with Virtualearth After Dark. And its influence, virtual and real, continues to grow; Virtualearth has been a prominent player in the VR device market since acquiring Oculus from Facebook in 2038 and operates a joint fiber-optics venture with Verizon Inc., whose board of directors include Trump as a member.

Unlike most Silicon Valley executives, Trump is not a man new to wealth; as the youngest son of the late president Donald Trump, he started Virtualearth with a $125 million contribution from his billionaire father. “I’ll admit, it’s not exactly what you call a ‘small loan,’” the younger Trump said in an April 2039 interview, referencing how the elder Trump himself started his business empire with a “small loan” of $1 million from his own father, real estate developer Fred Trump.

“My father used to say,” Trump said in his commencement address to the University of Pennsylvania class of 2038, “He is so good with these computers! He’s great with the cyber!’ He always told me that. And so I agreed and ran with the idea.”

With that $125 million, Trump was able to found Virtualearth in 2025, when he was still a freshman at the University of Pennsylvania. While virtual reality social networks were emerging at that time, it was Trump who, with his money, was able to acquire the necessary infrastructure, particularly the central servers, that would lead to Virtualearth dominating the market over its potential competitors.

Trump, who is fluent in English and Slovene, has often distanced himself from his father; for example, he is an unapologetic proponent of globalization and multiculturalism, a stark contrast to the elder Trump’s isolationist and nationalist worldview. In his April interview, Trump said that “my dad wanted to build a wall between America and Mexico. So I built a bridge instead. Now you and me here in New York can have a coffee chat with someone in Mexico City without leaving our rooms.”

Trump is an active philanthropist. To date, he has donated $10 billion to the Barron Trump Initiatives foundation, which Trump founded in order to develop Internet infrastructure and renewable energy for developing countries, along with helping them with adapting to the effects of climate change. He is also involved in politics, and was a strong supporter of Crystal Sun’s campaign during the 2036 presidential race.

That is not to say that Trump or Virtualearth is free from controversy. In 2038, five prominent Indian politicians were accused of accepting bribes from Virtualearth, though the company denies it; all were eventually acquitted. Likewise, Virtualearth has come under fire for accepting Chinese censorship requirements; regularly, Great Firewall bots censor posts for Chinese users.

However, any such controversy must be put into the context of Virtualearth’s remarkable success. It is rare that an entirely new form of communication is invented, but when that happens, the whole world turns upside down. As Trump implies, the fact that he’s now the world’s richest man is just an asterisk to his bigger accomplishment to changing the world, and this accomplishment is simply a hint of the shape of things to come.

[wnwnwn]

Most people's opinion of Barron is:
"Ah, the tall young son of Trump. He seems a fine young man. He should blay basketball!".

I don´t think he will run to elected office SOON, but it seems that his father has some plans for him in the long term.

[Neo-Malthusian Misanthrope]

I think honestly he would be Trump's preferred "successor" if Barron wasn't another 17 years from being able to run for Prez. His other kids seem mostly politically inept, especially Don Jr. This is mostly "vibes" but none of them really match to Trump's undeniable charisma. Trump is a very skilled bullsh*tter, while Don Jr., Eric, etc... aren't.

Despite literally just being 18 something strikes me as different about him.

Of course this site thinks Trump's favourite spawn is the one people speculated was autistic a few years ago, instead of the one he actually named as an advisor and quite literally groomed to succeed him... and likes porn stars that remind him of her, apparently.

If I had to bet on who the base would pick, though, it would be Eric. The guy is a true-believing kool-aid drinker. Don Jr may go hunting with Congressmen, and Ivanka may be on Lindsey Graham's speed dial, but Eric is the one in the trenches with "Re-Awaken America" religious nuts, not to mention whose wife is RNC chair. Perhaps Barron will end up hanging out with Nick Fuentes and Jackson Hinckle, or perhaps he's another Tiffany, or somewhere in between. But people are reading way too much into the son of a billionaire con-man and a model being tall, ambitious, and into networking.

[DrScholl]

Melania should have taken this boy and gotten as far away from her idiot husband as possible. Marla Maples kept her child away from him for a reason and as you can see she's not wrapped up in his mess.

[Neo-Malthusian Misanthrope]

Melania should have taken this boy and gotten as far away from her idiot husband as possible. Marla Maples kept her child away from him for a reason and as you can see she's not wrapped up in his mess.

Maybe I yearn for the tabloids, but the Trump family fascinates me deeply. When Trump was first elected, I expected Melania would stay in NYC with Barron, while Ivanka would have been the de-facto First Lady, but that status quo only lasted a few months. I wonder what changed.

[Octowakandi]

I think honestly he would be Trump's preferred "successor" if Barron wasn't another 17 years from being able to run for Prez. His other kids seem mostly politically inept, especially Don Jr. This is mostly "vibes" but none of them really match to Trump's undeniable charisma. Trump is a very skilled bullsh*tter, while Don Jr., Eric, etc... aren't.

Despite literally just being 18 something strikes me as different about him.

If I had to bet on who the base would pick, though, it would be Eric.

This is reminding me of the people saying how Trump will pick Rudy Giuliani or MTG as VP.

[Arizona Iced Tea]

Yeah Barron is certainly entering politics. Its kind of like the prince inheriting the throne. Would be amazing if we had a Trump, Don JR, and Barron set of presidencies. Although I think Donald Trump Jr is less likely to be President than Barron.

[Horus]

Yeah Barron is certainly entering politics. Its kind of like the prince inheriting the throne. Would be amazing if we had a Trump, Don JR, and Barron set of presidencies. Although I think Donald Trump Jr is less likely to be President than Barron.

That would basically be a monarchy. Why do you think that would be amazing?

[DrScholl]

Yeah Barron is certainly entering politics. Its kind of like the prince inheriting the throne. Would be amazing if we had a Trump, Don JR, and Barron set of presidencies. Although I think Donald Trump Jr is less likely to be President than Barron.

That would basically be a monarchy. Why do you think that would be amazing?

Because Republicans have become a cult of personality built around Trump. Even before Trump lost there were supporters of his suggesting this.