A Democratic megadonor has said that President-elect Donald Trump's youngest son, Barron Trump, is "smarter" than anyone in Kamala Harris' campaign team.
John Morgan, a Florida attorney who is becoming increasingly critical of the vice president's 2024 bid, said 18-year-old Barron Trump was correct for convincing his father to appear on popular podcasts, such as Joe Rogan's and Theo Von's, as it helped the Republican appeal to new voters.
In comparison, Morgan told Fox News' Kayleigh McEnany Wednesday that Harris' team convinced her not to appear on Rogan's show, the most popular podcast in the world, especially among young men. Trump's victory over Harris was partly due to the president-elect making significant gains and inroads on his 2020 numbers in a number of voter blocs, including among Gen Z voters—those aged 18 to 27—and first-time voters.
Morgan accused Harris' 2024 campaign of appealing too much toward people not wanting to support Trump, rather than trying to win people over, as the Republican candidate was doing by appearing on podcasts.
"It turns out that Baron Trump, who looks like a runway model, was telling his father, you need to go on podcasts, you need to go on Joe Rogan," Morgan said.
"He [Trump] was three hours late to a rally because he was doing Joe Rogan, because that was so important. So, Barron Trump is a lot smarter than everybody in the Harris [team]," Morgan added. "If I'm running, I'm going on Joe Rogan, I'm living on Fox. That's how you change minds."
Newsweek has contacted a spokesperson for Harris' campaign team for comment via email.
On November 6, The Washington Post reported that one of Trump's campaign advisers, Alex Bruesewitz, tried in the summer to persuade the Republican to appear on comedian Von's podcast, which often gets millions of viewers and listeners online.
Trump was said not to be convinced, before Barron was asked for advice. The 18-year-old said it would be a good idea, and also said his father should appear on Adin Ross' podcast, another show popular with young males.
"Barron has been very involved in recommending a number of the podcasts that we should do," Trump campaign senior adviser Jason Miller told Politico's Playbook Deep Dive podcast in October.
"I got to tell you, hats off to the young man. Every single recommendation he's had has turned out to be absolute ratings gold that's broken the internet."
Morgan, who previously supported Biden in the 2024 election, has already lashed out at Harris' White House bid this week.
Speaking on NewsNation's CUOMO on Monday, Morgan suggested that the vast spending of Harris' campaign should disqualify her from running for office anywhere again.
Harris and the Democratic Party's fundraising operation brought in more than $1 billion in just over three months, but reportedly ended the campaign $20 million in debt. Patrick Stauffer, chief financial officer of the Harris campaign, has denied the campaign is in debt.
"All of a sudden, everybody's got the keys to the candy store, ad buyers, talent, consultants. There's 100 days to do it, and the money started pouring in," Morgan said.
"A lot of people got rich on the back of donors trying to stop Trump. And I think this disqualifies her forever—forever. If you can't run a campaign, you can't run America."
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