The young man, 11 years old, has more presence in the photos than his predecessors Malia and Sasha Obama, but his serious gesture denotes his discomfort
The youngest inhabitant of the White House, he is 11 years old, and has been at the forefront of media interest since he packed his bags a few months ago to move to Washington. Until then, Barron Trump remained in New York with his mother to finish the school year. And once he set foot in the American capital, everything that the president's son does is of interest.
Barron has starred this week in two official and very traditional acts at the White House: the reception of the Christmas tree and the pardoning of the turkey in the hours before the Thanksgiving Day celebration. In the first he was accompanied only by his mother. Melania praised the quality of the fir: "It is good and beautiful." Beside him, the young man nodded without losing the seriousness in his face. On Tuesday, Barron this time accompanied his parents at the time of the turkey pardon. He did it solemnly dressed: gray suit and dark tie. He did not miss a smile or a comment despite the relaxed atmosphere that was lived in the gardens of the White House.
The US media comment on the sullen attitude of the youngest of the Trumps and also the physical change that he has experienced. He is already taller than his mother, who is 1.80 meters tall. The specialists, percentile in hand, predict that when he is 18 years old he will be the tallest in the family, a title that Erik now has, reaching 1.96.
There are media that also suggest that Barron is subject to greater public exposure than his predecessors in office, Malia and Sasha Obama, who only accompanied his parents on a few occasions at his age. The daughters of former President Barack Obama were nine and six years old, respectively, when his father became president. Instead, President Donald Trump's son has been paraded at countless press conferences, rallies, photo ops and speeches.
Barron Trump is physically a carbon copy of his father. "He is a very strong mentally, very special and intelligent boy. He is independent and stubborn and knows exactly what he wants. He is a mixture of us in appearance, but his personality is identical to that of his father, that's why I call him Little Donald" , explained his mother in an interview with the American press. Barron Trump shares with his father his love of golf, a sport that they practice together on weekends. He is also passionate about video games, although he told his mother that he wanted to be a "businessman".
Barron studies sixth year of primary school at the private school St. Andrew's Episcopal School, located in the wealthy neighborhood of Potomac (Maryland) on the outskirts of the capital and whose annual cost is 40,000 dollars. He is the first presidential son to opt for this school, which educates about 600 students, from preschool to the end of secondary education.
Becoming the son of the president of the United States and grabbing the attention of the media is not easy. And Chelsea Clinton knows it well, because she spent her adolescence as the daughter of a president and she suffered from it from 1993 to 2001 while she lived in the White House. Last January, Bill Clinton's daughter made a public defense of Barron Trump: "Barron Trump deserves the opportunity that every child deserves to have a childhood."
