On March 20, Donald Trump’s youngest son, Barron Trump, turned 18 years old. Meaning Barron Trump is now legally an adult and will graduate from high school in a few short months.
Reports suggest Barron Trump is still deciding on what college to attend. But some republicans are now concerned for Barron.
On Barron’s 18th birthday, a former NBC senior executive Mike Sington called Barron Trump “fair game,” saying that media companies no longer have a courtesy to protect the teenager because he’s no longer legally a minor. “Barron Trump turns 18 today. He’s fair game now.”
The comment sparked outrage among Trump’s biggest supporters. After deleting the tweet on X, Sington clarified his statement in an interview with Newsweek, “I posted he was ‘fair game’ now, meaning, as an adult, he’s ‘fair game’ for criticism from the press.”
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Sington said he deleted the tweet because “someone pointed out to me ‘fair game’ could mean fair game to be harmed. I don’t wish physical harm on anyone, so I took it down. I listen to the comments and criticism I receive.”
As Newsweek reports, several former republican communications advisers and former aids responded to Sington’s tweet, slamming him for his language.
“This is super creepy,” Garrett Ventry, former senior communications adviser to the Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans, wrote. “This creepy NBC guy is completely broken. I wonder if he has kids? Nephews? Nieces? How old are they,” Michael R. Caputo, former assistant secretary of public affairs for the Department of Health and Human Services during the Trump administration added.
The Trump family, mainly his mom Melania Trump, has been very protective of Barron while his father follows his presidential dreams. For the better part of the last decade, Barron has largely managed to stay out of the public eye.
Despite those in awe of Barron’s height, not much is known about the now 18-year-old. The Trump camp has not yet responded to this particular discourse.
Surprisingly, Melania hasn’t even shared her annual birthday message to her son on social media. Something she usually does.