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Most people might not describe their baby as "vicious" or "violent," but most people aren't Donald Trump. In a recently resurfaced clip on X, formerly known as Twitter, Trump is shown holding his youngest son, Barron Trump, at a podium when he was just a baby, introducing him to the audience and saying, "That's Barron. He's strong, he's smart, he's tough, he's vicious, he's violent — all of the ingredients you need to be an entrepreneur."
In classic Trump fashion, he then says, "And most importantly, hopefully, he's smart. Because smart is really the ingredient." While it's impossible to know how a child will turn out, it's funny to hear Trump correct himself and say "hopefully" he turns out smart, as if he is hedging his bets and doesn't want to assume that yes, he will. Trump finishes his father-son pep talk by continuing to offer words of half-encouragement, saying, "So Barron, good luck. You have a long way to go." And while Donald may have had big dreams for Barron, he may have turned out to be a mama's boy at heart.
Now Barron Trump is all grown up
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Barron Trump is all grown up, and according to the Daily Mail, he had quite the high school education at Oxbridge Academy in West Palm Beach, Florida, where he had a codename, was shadowed by Secret Service members, and "didn't participate in sports, attend parties or eat his meals with the rest of the school." And it appears he did not grow up to be too vicious or violent, with a friend telling the outlet that Barron was "very funny and sociable. He would start the most random conversations and could be very entertaining." The friend added, "He was also very mysterious. He never attended football games or dances. I don't think he met up with anyone outside of school." That's not all true — he reportedly learned the lesson of heartbreak when his rumored ex broke up with him.
But one thing that Barron seemed to pick up from his father's pep talk was the need to be smart. When his father decided to run for president again, Barron may have been the one to give him some political advice about attracting voters his own age, even if college classmates have said he remained apolitical. Barron may have helped his dad win over his fellow Gen-Zers by telling him that he should go on Adin Ross's internet stream, a popular destination for younger people. In return, during the interview with Ross, Trump plugged Barron by telling Ross he "said hello" and was a big fan. In the end, it looks like Barron may have demonstrated his smarts after all, with NBC News reporting that Trump picked up "a larger proportion of voters under 30 than any Republican presidential candidate since 2008."
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