Barron Trump passes on being delegate at dad’s nomination
- The ex-US president’s youngest son will not be representing Florida at the Republican Party convention, a statement from his mother Melania Trump’s office says
- Unlike his siblings, the 18-year-old has largely been shielded from the public eye, and the event would have been his political debut
Donald Trump’s youngest son Barron, 18, on Friday stepped back from his planned political debut, withdrawing as a delegate at the Republican Party convention in July.
Barron, who has been largely shielded from the public eye, made global headlines this week when it appeared he would be the latest member of the Trump family to enter the political arena.
But a statement from the office of his mother Melania Trump, the former president’s third wife, soon put a stop to the convention plan.
“While Barron is honoured to have been chosen as a delegate by the Florida Republican Party, he regretfully declines to participate due to prior commitments,” it said.
The convention in Milwaukee will see Trump’s official crowning as the Republican challenger to Democratic US President Joe Biden, with delegates from each state designating their candidate for the November election.
