Barron Trump has been spotted again — and it seems he's getting taller by the day. But what can this latest appearance tell us about the youngest Trump's future?
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00:00Barron Trump has been spotted again, and it seems he's getting taller by the day.
00:05But what can his latest appearance tell us about the youngest Trump's future?
00:10Barron Trump is doing his best to settle into his time at New York University.
00:14But while the son of the president-elect may be keeping it low profile for now,
00:18a few lucky photographers have managed to snap some candid pictures of him in recent weeks.
00:24Case in point, this photo, taken on campus, which shows Barron towering over his fellow students.
00:30Seeing these rare glimpses of Barron might make you wonder,
00:33what's it like to go to college with Donald Trump's son? Well, according to Barron's NYU peers,
00:39he tends to move about campus as quickly and quietly as possible.
00:43Often surrounded by several Secret Service agents, he is efficient with his movements,
00:48going from his SUV to the college buildings and back again, and rarely slowing down to socialize.
00:54One student told TMZ,
00:56"'He hardly exists.'"
00:58Since Secret Service agents are assigned to Barron 24-7,
01:02it's difficult for him to interact with his peers in the traditional sense.
01:05But he has found a loophole. It seems that he's incredibly fond of bonding
01:09with his peers via video games.
01:12"'He's the king of the internet. He's the king of the internet.'"
01:16Reportedly, when NYU students do get a chance to interact with Barron on campus,
01:21he comes off as polite and friendly. And one of the ways in which he likes to connect with future
01:25friends is by asking them for their Discord or online usernames so they can play video games
01:31together. According to those who spoke to TMZ, one of Barron's favorite games to play is FIFA,
01:37which would make sense considering soccer is said to be Barron's favorite sport.
01:41The young Trump's fondness for video games is fitting, of course,
01:44because it folds into certain aspects of his father's presidential campaign.
01:49At Barron's behest, Donald Trump made several strategic stops to appear on Manosphere podcasts,
01:55as well as on the shows of live streamers who fall into the video game ether.
01:59"'He tells me about all the hot guys, people I never heard about.'"
02:02One such person was Aiden Ross, who gifted Donald with a Rolex watch
02:06and a Cybertruck wrapped in images of Trump himself.
02:09During the interview, Donald even mentioned that Barron was a huge fan of Ross.
02:13"'His son Barron says hello. He's a great young guy, but he's a big fan of yours.'"
02:18Other than these brief glimpses and the word of his family members, however,
02:21we don't really know that much about Barron. That said,
02:24he does have one feature that is becoming more and more well-known — his height. Yes,
02:29Barron Trump's 6'9'' stature certainly precedes him, and it has done for years.
02:35When Barron outgrew both his parents a while back, the media couldn't stop talking about it.
02:40And although Melania Trump may have tried her best to keep Barron out of the public eye during
02:44her husband's first presidency, things are likely to be very different in the years to come.
02:50Indeed, Barron seems poised not only to do well in business school,
02:53but also for a future in politics. After he worked with his father to appear on those podcasts
02:59during the 2024 electoral campaign, the rest of the Trump team took notice, including Donald
03:05himself. Could this be the beginning of a career in politics for the youngest Trump child?
03:10Could we even see Barron run for office one day? It's impossible to say for sure.
03:15No matter what, though, it seems that Barron will be the center of attention at NYU for
03:19the next few years, even as he tries to live an ordinary life on campus.