Not a lot of people can make headlines by just standing around, but Barron Trump seems to do it every single time he goes out in public. It helps that he's the youngest son of a president, but he's also impressively tall.
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00:00Not a lot of people can make headlines by just standing around, but Barron Trump seems
00:04to do it every single time he goes out in public. It helps that he's the youngest son
00:08of a president, but he's also impressively tall.
00:11Every time Barron Trump makes a rare public appearance, people are stunned at how he towers
00:16over everyone around him. Here's the latest look at the Trump heir's astonishing altitude.
00:21On January 9th, Melania Trump's mother, Amalia Knobbs, died at the age of 78. On X, formerly
00:28known as Twitter, the former first lady confirmed the news in an emotional statement, writing,
00:32"...it is with deep sadness that I announce the passing of my beloved mother, Amalia."
00:37Amalia Knobbs was a strong woman who always carried herself with grace, warmth, and dignity.
00:42She was entirely devoted to her husband, daughters, grandson, and son-in-law.
00:47Melania also expressed her intention to honor her mother's legacy. Her husband, former President
00:52Donald Trump, echoed similar sentiments on his own social media network, Truth Social,
00:57writing,
00:58"...is a very sad night for the Trump family. Melania's great and beautiful mother, Amalia,
01:03has just gone to a beautiful place in the sky."
01:06On January 18th, Melania mourned Amalia's death with a somber eulogy at her funeral,
01:11held at the Episcopal Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea in Palm Beach.
01:14"...in her presence, the world seemed to shimmer with radiant joy. She was not just a friend,
01:21but a confidant."
01:23While plenty of eyes were on his parents, Barron also turned heads, thanks to his shocking
01:27height.
01:28In photos taken at the event, the youngest Trump child, who stands at a whopping 6 feet
01:327 inches tall, was shown towering over his father and mother, who are 6'3 and 5'11, respectively.
01:39Shortly after the photos from the funeral hit the web, observers shared their reactions
01:43to Barron's jaw-dropping height on X. One person wrote,
01:46"...Damn, he can be a basketball player."
01:49Another commented,
01:50"...Barron Trump's nickname should be Trump Tower."
01:53While genetics has a lot to do with Barron's massive height, Donald joked at a rally in
01:57Iowa that his youngest son's growth spurt was due to the late Amalia's cooking.
02:02"...Boy, did she take care of Barron. That's how he got so tall. He only ate her food."
02:06Before his appearance at his grandmother's funeral, Barron's height had made plenty of
02:10headlines over the years. In 2021, the former first son shocked tabloid readers when the
02:16then-15-year-old was spotted hovering over his mother, Melania Trump, in Manhattan, The
02:21New York Post noted.
02:22Some reports also claimed that Barron's dad didn't always celebrate his tall stature.
02:28During a 2019 interview with Lawrence O'Donnell, journalist Michael Wolff opened up about his
02:32book Siege, Trump Under Fire, which featured a claim that the former president was jealous
02:37of his son's height. Wolff claimed that Donald is envious of anyone taller than him because
02:42he likes to use his own height to his advantage.
02:44"...jealous of everyone's height. He never lets himself be in a photograph with someone
02:50taller than he is."
02:52While Donald may or may not be the biggest fan of Barron's immense stature, his half-brother
02:56Eric, who used to be the tallest Trump child at 6'5", has a more lighthearted outlook,
03:02saying on the First Class Fatherhood podcast in 2022,
03:05"...I'm very mad at Barron because I was the tallest guy in my family until he came along.
03:10My father calls me the short son now, and I'm 6'5".
03:14Donald Trump has long been fascinated with his youngest son's height, even once referring
03:18to him as My Tall Barron. But after a new interview, some are wondering if the former
03:23president's interest in his son's growth spurt is more than just a strange obsession.
03:28Former President Donald Trump is causing a stir yet again, and this time, his 17-year-old
03:32son Barron Trump is in the middle of it all. Donald became a father of five in 2006, when
03:38his third wife, Melania, welcomed Barron, the couple's first son, together. But while
03:42Donald has publicly worked with his older kids, the extent of his bond with Barron has
03:47been questioned through the years. Still, Donald once claimed to be hands-on with his
03:51youngest child, telling People in 2015,
03:53"...I've always prided myself on being a good father."
03:56In the same interview with People, Melania explained that Barron enjoyed spending time
04:00with his dad whenever he could. She shared to the outlet,
04:03"...They go alone for dinner one-on-one. They play golf together. He looks forward to that."
04:07During a recent appearance on the Moms for America podcast, the former president was
04:11asked how Barron was doing, and once again brought up his son's height, saying,
04:15"...He's a good tall guy, too. Very tall."
04:17"...How tall is he now?"
04:18"...I'd say 6'8."
04:20From there, some noticed how Donald seemed to forget he was talking about his child,
04:24and instead spoke about Barron as if he was an employee in his company. He went on to add,
04:29"...He's a great young man, and he's a very good student.
04:33And I think he's doing a good job, Barron. I think he's doing a very good job."
04:37Since the interview, Donald has faced backlash from fans who criticized him for focusing on
04:42Barron's height, while also accusing him of not having a relationship with the teenager.
04:46One user wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter,
04:49"...I have never seen him engaged in any activity with Barron whatsoever other than
04:53walking into a dinner with him in Melania, not even golf."
04:56Another X user wrote,
04:57"...He talks about his son like he's an intern in the State Department."
05:00It seems that Donald Trump has been fixated on his son's height for a long time now.
05:05According to Town & Country, Barron has been as tall or taller than Donald since at least 2018,
05:10when he was 12 years old. And the former president has certainly noticed.
05:14In April 2023, Donald randomly brought up Barron's height when discussing how his children
05:19had been affected by his recent indictment on federal charges. When it was time to address
05:23Barron, Donald called him, "...tall and smart," according to the Daily Mail. Oddly,
05:27the former president also spoke about his son's height when speaking about his COVID-19 diagnosis
05:32during a 2020 campaign rally. While speaking to the audience, Trump said this about his son,
05:38"...my Barron. My tall Barron. He's very tall."
05:41Barron Trump's been famous since he was born. But the 6-foot-9 scion has lived his life largely
05:47out of the spotlight. Even when his dad was first in office, we barely saw Barron in the public eye.
05:52Now that he's 18 years old, he's taken on a more active role in his father's political project,
05:57with several appearances at his rallies. But Barron has yet to master his politician's smile.
06:02He often comes across as shy and aloof, and catching him cracking a grin is a rare occurrence.
06:07However, when it does happen, Donald's youngest causes a stir.
06:11In a recent photo shared by British politician Nigel Farage,
06:15Barron's towering over the Reform UK leader. Most surprisingly, the NYU student's flashing
06:20his pearly whites in the pic, which was snapped on Election Day, which explains the big smile.
06:26As Trump claimed victory, Barron took the stage with his parents in West Palm Beach
06:30and flashed a quick smile at the crowd several times, a departure from his normally stoic
06:34demeanor. At nearly 7 feet tall, he cut quite an impressive figure as he gazed at the crowd
06:40confidently, the polar opposite of his 2016 showing as his father celebrated his win over
06:45Hillary Clinton. While standing next to Donald, Barron looked bored, even swallowing a yawn at
06:50one point. Barron was 10 at the time and was up in the middle of the night, so it's no surprise
06:55he was so fidgety. Barron may not have been seen with Donald much on the 2024 campaign trail,
07:01but he reportedly helped him from behind the scenes. As reported by Time, Donald was given
07:05names of possible podcasts he could appear on, and his response was,
07:09"'Have you talked this over with Barron? Call Barron and see what he thinks and let me know.'"
07:13The teen suggested Gen Z content creator Aiden Ross,
07:16who was banned from Twitch for the eighth and final time in 2023, over hateful conduct.
07:21"'By the way, do you like my buddy Felix's shirt? Felix, by the way, I missed the trauma.'"
07:27Following his appearance on Ross' live stream,
07:29Donald also went on podcasts hosted by Joe Rogan —
07:32"'We're rolling. Good to see you, sir. Here we go.'"
07:36— and Logan Paul.
07:37"'No way! No way!''
07:40Donald's spokesperson, Jason Miller, told Politico,
07:42"'Barron has been very involved in selecting a number of the podcasts that we should do.
07:46I got to tell you, hats off to the young man. Every single recommendation he's had
07:50has turned out to be absolute ratings gold that's broke the internet."
07:54While Barron is currently studying at the Stern School of Business at NYU,
07:58he may just have a future in politics, but he's definitely going to have to learn how to smile
08:03a lot more.
08:04Will Barron Trump follow in his father's footsteps and run for president one day?
08:08While that remains to be seen, it goes without saying that he's
08:11changed a lot since his early days growing up in Trump Tower.
08:15Melania and Donald Trump married on January 22, 2005, in Palm Beach, Florida. While Donald
08:21already had children from his two previous marriages, the couple welcomed their first
08:25son — and Melania's first child — on March 20, 2006. Interestingly, Barron Trump was a U.S.
08:32citizen before his mother was. Since he was born in New York City, he was immediately a
08:36citizen of the United States. Melania, who hails from Slovenia, didn't become a citizen until July
08:422006 after landing a green card in 2001. Melania and Donald have always made headlines for their
08:48unique relationship. Say what you will about Donald's political views, but the couple certainly
08:53seems to take each other in stride. In 2005, Trump told Larry King on CNN,
08:59"'There's nothing like a good marriage, and there's nothing like having children.
09:02I have four great children. If you have the money, having children is great.'"
09:08What was Trump's perspective on daddy duties? After saying that he wouldn't
09:11be dealing with diapers or making dinner, he said,
09:14"'I may never even see the kids, frankly. Okay? No, she will be an unbelievable mother.
09:20I'll be a good father.'"
09:21What does Melania think about Donald's disinterest in being a hands-on dad?
09:24In a 2012 interview with Parenting, she said of her husband,
09:28"'He didn't change diapers, and I am completely fine with that.
09:31It's very important to know the person you're with, and we know our roles.'"
09:35Barron was baptized in the same church where his parents got married the year before.
09:40He received the sacrament on December 8, 2006, in Palm Beach, Florida,
09:44at the Episcopal Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea. Melania's parents and sister were present,
09:49as were Donald's children and five bodyguards, according to People.
09:53Donald himself is a Presbyterian. Interestingly, Melania's religious
09:57beliefs were unknown for much of her public life. But after her visit to the Vatican in 2017,
10:02the world discovered that she is Catholic. While extremely private about her faith,
10:06this wasn't the first time that Melania's life was influenced by her Catholic background.
10:11Although her wedding was held in an Episcopal church,
10:13she walked down the aisle to the song Ave Maria while holding a rosary.
10:17While Barron's baptism was also in the Episcopal church,
10:20it's unclear how much of his upbringing was shaped by either parent's religion.
10:24For Melania, though, it's evident that religion is deeply significant to her.
10:28After the papal visit, she said on Twitter that she would never forget it.
10:32Barron's access to the finer things goes beyond even what we might expect of a child
10:37born to a real estate mogul. Comedian Ellen DeGeneres gifted baby Barron a golden stroller
10:42that came with a little chandelier that dangled above it, according to People.
10:46While the gift might be a bit garish according to some folks' taste, Melania found it amusing.
10:51She said,
10:52"'It's fun. It makes you laugh.'"
10:54People reported that Barbara Walters sent him a massive stuffed dog,
10:58while he was also gifted with onesies sporting the
11:00catchphrase made famous by Donald Trump's reality show, The Apprentice.
11:05"'You're fired.'"
11:06When Barron was a little older and had begun speaking,
11:08Melania and Donald appeared on CNN with Larry King once again, who asked if Barron had fired
11:14anyone. Melania joked,
11:15"'He did, yes. Actually, he did. He's firing the housekeeper and nanny many times.'"
11:20Barron's living arrangements as a baby were an education in lavishness. He grew up in the Trump
11:25apartment on Fifth Avenue in New York City, and his quarters were on the floor above his
11:29parents' bedroom, according to People. This space came with a nursery, kitchen, living room,
11:34and quarters for a nanny, as well as some for mom. If the Trumps were worried about
11:38baby noises waking them up, there was no need. Melania said of her son,
11:42"'He's a very good baby. He's not like a crybaby. He's calm, and it's fantastic.'"
11:47Melania obviously thinks highly of Donald Trump and has made this clear throughout
11:52their relationship. At the Republican National Convention in 2016, she said of her husband,
11:57"'He's tough when he has to be, but he's also kind and fair and caring.'"
12:04After saying that a lot of people aren't necessarily able to see this side of him,
12:08but that it's always there nonetheless, she said,
12:11"'That is one reason I fell in love with him to begin with.'"
12:15When Donald was first elected president, the hashtag FreeMelania went viral,
12:19but it eventually became evident that she didn't want any liberation. The two seem to
12:24understand each other and, by all accounts, are much more united than people give them credit for.
12:28This admiration for Donald has melded into the love Melania has for their son,
12:33largely because Donald and Barron appear to be so similar. Melania affectionately called her son
12:38a very strong-minded, very special boy while speaking to Parenting Magazine and said,
12:43"'He is independent and opinionated and knows exactly what he wants.'"
12:47Barron has also always admired his dad. When he was five years old,
12:51he wanted to be like Daddy, according to Melania. She shared that Barron enjoyed
12:55building things and drawing as a kid, and on their trips, he could recall everything.
12:59In light of this, Barron's nickname became Little Donald, since he takes after his old man so much.
13:06As he grew older, Barron revealed a love of sports. Melania confirmed this when she spoke
13:11at Liberty University in 2018, saying that Barron was all into sports. His team affiliation is
13:16notably international, as he was spotted at the White House wearing an Arsenal Football Club jersey,
13:21a soccer team hailing from Islington, London, England. He even played on teams in the D.C. area.
13:27In September 2017, sportswriter Pablo Iglesias Mauer tweeted that Barron was on the team roster
13:33for the D.C. United Under-12 team. He wrote,
13:36"'Barron Trump' is playing at RFK tomorrow. No really. Seriously. Not kidding."
13:41Barron has also played for the Arlington Soccer Association's Under-14 team.
13:45In light of ongoing injury reports around the NFL, Donald Trump was asked by CBS News' Margaret
13:51Brennan whether or not he would allow Barron to play football. He said,
13:54"'If he wanted to, yes. Would I steer him that way? No, I wouldn't. And he actually
13:59plays a lot of soccer. He's liking soccer. I hate to say it because I love to watch football.'"
14:04While Donald Trump's famous confession that he never changed Barron's diaper when he was
14:08a baby might not compare to a lot of people's parenting experiences,
14:12Donald did stress that he liked a hands-on dad approach in other ways.
14:16He told People in 2006,
14:18"'I love to feed the baby. Not because I have to, but just because I love it.
14:22A lot of times early in the morning I'll take care of him. Over the years,
14:25I have changed a diaper, but not on Barron.'"
14:27As Barron grew up, he became the typical reticent teenager,
14:31something that came up when Donald was the president.
14:33Author Jonathan Karl described an experience in his book Betrayal,
14:37The Final Act of the Trump Show, where Donald spoke to reporter Zeke Miller about Karl himself.
14:42Karl quoted Donald as saying,
14:44"'Jonathan is very cool. He is like my son.'"
14:46Donald then pretended to speak with his son, imitating him as such.
14:50"'Do you love your dad? Uh, I don't know. But he does. He's too cool. The kids.'"
14:54So we've got a hunch that Barron might be the shy type, at least with his dad.
14:59Barron's relationship with his mother is vastly more documented than the one he has with Donald.
15:04Melania Trump made sure that Barron learned her own mother tongue,
15:07so as to connect with her and her family.
15:09As Barron became more of a public figure thanks to his father's presidency and previous celebrity,
15:14the media couldn't help but notice his connection to his mother,
15:17since they were so heavily photographed.
15:19Bruce Durham, a body language expert, spoke to Express about Barron's growing independence
15:24in light of his close bond with Melania. Analyzing a photo of the two, he explained,
15:28"'Barron has a slight smile with his fingers splayed and thumb in the same position,
15:32showing confidence. His mother sees this and is happy enough to let him grow into this moment.
15:37No hand contact needed this time, just direct eye contact and the smile of a
15:41mother that is proud of her son." Melania also puts Barron first,
15:45even before political protocol. The Trump family made endless headlines in 2016 for
15:50her refusal to bring Barron to the White House directly after Donald's inauguration.
15:54Her delay came from a desire to allow Barron to complete the rest of his school year,
15:58according to The New York Times. Barron was only 10 at the time, and Melania wouldn't budge.
16:04Barron's arrival at the White House was a novel experience in terms of presidential families.
16:09Prior presidents had children living in the White House,
16:11but the last few underage occupants were daughters.
16:14"'He's the first son to live in the White House since 1963,
16:18when John F. Kennedy Jr. was just three years old.'"
16:21While Barron certainly got a unique adolescence thanks to his dad's political aspirations,
16:25it doesn't look like it was always an easy experience being a kid in the White House.
16:30In 2017, when Kathy Griffin created an image of herself holding a severed head of Donald Trump,
16:35Barron found the visual traumatizing, and understandably so. He was only 11 at the
16:40time and allegedly was deeply agitated by the photo. Trump shot back with a tweet,
16:45"'Kathy Griffin should be ashamed of herself. My children, especially my 11-year-old son,
16:49Barron, are having a hard time with this. Sick.'"
16:52In the same year, a writer for Saturday Night Live, Katie Rich, tweeted,
16:56"'Barron will be this country's first homeschool shooter.'"
16:59This tweet was also met with outrage, both by the White House and those outside of politics.
17:04Chelsea Clinton, the daughter of Donald's political rival Hillary Clinton,
17:08jumped on Twitter to defend the president's son, writing,
17:10"'Barron Trump deserves the chance every child does — to be a kid.'"
17:14Shortly after both Donald and Melania tested positive for COVID-19,
17:18Melania wrote on the White House website that her main concern was Barron Trump contracting the
17:23virus. Unfortunately, he did, shortly after his parents tested positive. Melania wrote on the
17:28White House website, "'My fear came true when he was tested again and it came up positive.
17:33Luckily, he is a strong teenager and exhibited no symptoms. In one way, I was glad the three
17:38of us went through this at the same time so we could take care of one another and spend time
17:42together.'" Indeed, Barron had a much lighter symptom load than either of his parents.
17:46Melania wrote that she went through a rollercoaster of symptoms,
17:49while Donald Trump had to be hospitalized.
17:52"'The president's mood now is much more freaked out than what it had been,
17:57you know, immediately upon diagnosis.'"
18:00He remained there for several days due to coughing,
18:02congestion, and fever, according to The New York Times.
18:06So what does Barron Trump think about Donald Trump's political life? The young boy was
18:10frequently out of the spotlight and obviously never gave interviews, but enough evidence
18:15came forward to show that Barron found his dad to be too hard in some moments.
18:19In Donald's debates with President Joe Biden, Barron, who was 14 at the time,
18:23felt that his father was too bombastic. According to Mollie Hemingway's book,
18:27Rigged, How the Media, Big Tech, and the Democrats Seized Our Elections,
18:32Donald said,
18:32"'People thought I was too belligerent.' I will say my own son, Barron, said,
18:36"'Dad, you were too tough. You didn't have to keep interrupting him.'"
18:39"'The oil industry pollutes significantly. Here's the deal, but you can't do that.
18:45Well, if you let me finish the statement.'"
18:47In fact, as Politico notes, Donald's children, as well as Melania Trump herself,
18:51urged him to present a more presidential persona ahead of the 2016 election.
18:56Trump's older children famously appeared alongside him both on the campaign trail
19:00and in the White House, but Barron stayed out of the spotlight and away from the
19:04microphone on account of how young he was. Body language expert Bruce Durham spoke with
19:08The Mirror about the information he could glean from photos of Barron and his parents
19:12at political events. He explained,
19:14"'I think it is quite sad and sweet that Barron is looking at the floor in both photos.
19:18It must be hard for any young adult to be in that position.'"
19:22Part of the protection of Donald Trump's youngest son involves keeping him out of
19:26the public eye as much as possible. However, Barron's notable absence from major events
19:30during his father's presidency raised some questions, such as how he was not with his
19:35parents when they left the White House on their last day. In addition, he was nowhere to be found
19:40when Donald issued his final address as president at Joint Base Andrews,
19:44while Trump's other children, as well as Melania Trump, were there to witness it.
19:48Meanwhile, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner brought their children,
19:51and many of Donald's other grandchildren were present for the send-off.
19:55"'So, have a good life. We will see you soon. Thank you. Thank you very much.'"
20:01Although the situation sparked endless home alone jokes on Twitter,
20:04there might be a more serious reason for Barron's absence from these final public events.
20:08During Donald's impeachment inquiry, Professor Pamela Carlin, who teaches at Stanford University,
20:13made reference to his inappropriate uses of power during the impeachment inquiries that
20:18occurred in 2019.
20:19"'So while the president can name his son Barron, he can't make him a Barron.'"
20:24Not too surprisingly, Melania snapped back on X,
20:27formerly known as Twitter. A minor child deserves privacy and should be kept out of politics.
20:32Pamela Carlin, you should be ashamed of your very angry and obviously biased public pandering,
20:37and using a child to do it.
20:40He might be the youngest in the family, but Barron is every bit of a key figure in the
20:44Trump dynasty. Even more, he is now seemingly following in the footsteps of his older siblings,
20:49who have long played significant roles in their father's political career.
20:52Back in November 2022, when Donald Trump launched his 2024 presidential bid,
20:57Barron was visibly present at the event, showing support for his father. But even when he is not
21:02physically present in the room with his father, Barron remains just as significant in his father's
21:07political affairs. During Donald's post-indictment speech at his Mar-a-Lago residence, he gave a
21:12shout-out to all his kids, including Barron. He stated,
21:16"'And Barron will be great someday. He's tall. He's smart.'"
21:22Barron is fast approaching adulthood, but he will always be his mother's son.
21:26Speaking to People in March 2023, an insider described Melania Trump as a doting mother,
21:31revealing that the former first lady remained focused on Barron amid Donald Trump's legal
21:36drama. The source explained,
21:37"'Barron has always been a first priority in Melania's life. Of course, she is worried and
21:42concerned about the legal issues, but she has not done anything more to protect Barron now
21:46than she ever did. She has always put him first. She is a good mother.'"
21:50This comment reinforces a previous claim by body language expert Bruce Durham,
21:55who told Express in 2020 that despite what was often expected of him as the president's son,
22:00Melania made sure to always look out for Barron. He said,
22:03"'She knows he has a role there, what he needs to do, but also how to look after her only son
22:08with a mothering parent-child setup. She cares more about her son.'"
22:12Despite her ever-lingering protection, however,
22:14the former first lady is reportedly also happy to allow Barron to wield some control.