"Sometimes the quietest people make the loudest statements just by being themselves."
And this suits perfectly for Barron Trump, Donald Trump's youngest son, who has impressed the internet with his calm and charismatic personality.
The moment the 2024 US election results signalled Donald Trump entering the White House once again, hiswife Melania Trump shared a post on X showing her son casting his vote for the first time.
Voted for the first time - for his dad! #18yearsold #presidentialelection #proud pic.twitter.com/kTzMFNn1AS — MELANIA TRUMP (@MELANIATRUMP) November 6, 2024
Melania posted a photo of the 18-year-old Barron Trump who cast his first votefor his father.
And since then, all that the internet wants to know about is Barron Trump.
In 2016, when Barron stepped onto the national stage for the first time, he was a 10-year-old shy and cherub-faced kid. But the most noticeable part of his appearance was his penchant for suits. And now he has transformed into a towering boy, taller than his father.
So let's talk about the "little Donald," who was termed the "most watched bachelor in the world" by his elder brother Eric Trump.
Barron Trump was born on March 20, 2006.
At the age of 10, Barron was already noticeably taller than most of the kids of his age. At present, according to Donald Trump, Barron's height is 6 feet 7 inches (And it's surely growing).
In many of the recent pictures, Barron was seen surpassing his father, who is 6 feet 3 inches. Barron is the tallest in the entire Trump family (And even outstretching many NBA players).
Barron's name was given by Donald Trump, who liked the name for a very long time but never got a chance to use it for his other sons. He shared the idea of the name with Melania when she was expecting, but then Trump wanted to "take it away".
On The Oprah Winfrey Show, Trump said, "It’s a name I’ve always loved but I never dared to use. I gave the idea to Melania and then I was going to take it away at the very end and she said, ‘You can’t take it away! I’ve been calling him Barron while he’s been in my stomach and you just can’t take it away!’”
After spending the early years at Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School in New York, Barron was transferred to Andrew’s Episcopal School in Maryland.
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After Trump began his presidential term in 2017, Barron remained in New York to finish his school years.
Barron graduated in May 2024 from the Oxbridge Academy in Palm Beach, Florida.
When Trump was first elected in 2017, he revealed that Barron was hesitant to leave New York and to shift into the White House.
Trump said the move was a "whole change of life" for him.
Barron joined his father for an election rally for the first time in July 2024.
"He might be more popular than Don and Eric. So, Barron, it’s good to have you. He's had such a nice, easy life. Now, it’s a little bit changed,” Trump said, according to People.
Barron did not speak at the rally but just waved to the audience, and for that, he received a standing ovation from the crowd.
In the post by Melania on his first vote, an X user wrote, "I can’t wait to vote for him one day."
(With inputs from agencies)