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President Donald Trump and his wife Melania greet reporters in Detroit, Michigan during last year's campaign. Though the First Lady, and previously the president, have requested their young be kept son out of the public spotlight, Trump on Tuesday directly inserted him into the storyline about alleged Russian election meddling. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
No Public Figure Has Even Thought About Dragging Trump's 11-year-old Son into Russia-Election Controversy. But His Dad Just Did.
'Every major-media journalist on the White House beat has more conscientiously protected Barron’s privacy than his father has done.'
Jul 25, 2017
While the national news media has been digging into every corner and facet of the story surrounding possible collusion between members of President Donald Trump's campaign team and Russian actors who allegedly tried to interfere in last year's elections--and despite his wholly "not normal" presidency thus far--no public figure, established journalist, or lawmaker has made even the slightest mention of Trump's youngest son, 11-year-old Barron.
That is until Tuesday morning, when Trump himself dragged his adolescent son into the national spotlight by invoking his name in a morning tweet as he decried the ongoing probe into election meddling and possible collusion by his staff as a "witchhunt." The president tweeted:
\u201cJared Kushner did very well yesterday in proving he did not collude with the Russians. Witch Hunt. Next up, 11 year old Barron Trump!\u201d— Donald J. Trump (@Donald J. Trump) 1500979947
The response on social was swift and unforgiving:
\u201c@jules_su @realDonaldTrump Exploiting his 11 year old son Barron Trump for politics is reprehensible. How dare he.\u201d— Eugene Gu, MD (@Eugene Gu, MD) 1500980272
\u201cKeep in mind that Trump dragged his son into the corruption conversation. Nobody else did that. "Barron Trump"\u201d— Merlisa (@Merlisa) 1500986137
\u201cEvery major-media journalist on the White House beat has more conscientiously protected Barron\u2019s privacy than his father has done. https://t.co/tyCr1rbucl\u201d— David Frum (@David Frum) 1500982160
\u201c@realDonaldTrump Did you seriously use your 11-year-old son, Barron Trump, as a political shield?\n\nYou are the biggest f'ing coward.\n\n#TuesdayThoughts\u201d— Donald J. Trump (@Donald J. Trump) 1500985169
\u201cRemember when the WH asked the press for privacy with Barron so he could "grow up outside the political spotlight"? https://t.co/J70Ny6tvaO https://t.co/6I218RH9TV\u201d— Kyle Griffin (@Kyle Griffin) 1500983563
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While the national news media has been digging into every corner and facet of the story surrounding possible collusion between members of President Donald Trump's campaign team and Russian actors who allegedly tried to interfere in last year's elections--and despite his wholly "not normal" presidency thus far--no public figure, established journalist, or lawmaker has made even the slightest mention of Trump's youngest son, 11-year-old Barron.
That is until Tuesday morning, when Trump himself dragged his adolescent son into the national spotlight by invoking his name in a morning tweet as he decried the ongoing probe into election meddling and possible collusion by his staff as a "witchhunt." The president tweeted:
\u201cJared Kushner did very well yesterday in proving he did not collude with the Russians. Witch Hunt. Next up, 11 year old Barron Trump!\u201d— Donald J. Trump (@Donald J. Trump) 1500979947
The response on social was swift and unforgiving:
\u201c@jules_su @realDonaldTrump Exploiting his 11 year old son Barron Trump for politics is reprehensible. How dare he.\u201d— Eugene Gu, MD (@Eugene Gu, MD) 1500980272
\u201cKeep in mind that Trump dragged his son into the corruption conversation. Nobody else did that. "Barron Trump"\u201d— Merlisa (@Merlisa) 1500986137
\u201cEvery major-media journalist on the White House beat has more conscientiously protected Barron\u2019s privacy than his father has done. https://t.co/tyCr1rbucl\u201d— David Frum (@David Frum) 1500982160
\u201c@realDonaldTrump Did you seriously use your 11-year-old son, Barron Trump, as a political shield?\n\nYou are the biggest f'ing coward.\n\n#TuesdayThoughts\u201d— Donald J. Trump (@Donald J. Trump) 1500985169
\u201cRemember when the WH asked the press for privacy with Barron so he could "grow up outside the political spotlight"? https://t.co/J70Ny6tvaO https://t.co/6I218RH9TV\u201d— Kyle Griffin (@Kyle Griffin) 1500983563
While the national news media has been digging into every corner and facet of the story surrounding possible collusion between members of President Donald Trump's campaign team and Russian actors who allegedly tried to interfere in last year's elections--and despite his wholly "not normal" presidency thus far--no public figure, established journalist, or lawmaker has made even the slightest mention of Trump's youngest son, 11-year-old Barron.
That is until Tuesday morning, when Trump himself dragged his adolescent son into the national spotlight by invoking his name in a morning tweet as he decried the ongoing probe into election meddling and possible collusion by his staff as a "witchhunt." The president tweeted:
\u201cJared Kushner did very well yesterday in proving he did not collude with the Russians. Witch Hunt. Next up, 11 year old Barron Trump!\u201d— Donald J. Trump (@Donald J. Trump) 1500979947
The response on social was swift and unforgiving:
\u201c@jules_su @realDonaldTrump Exploiting his 11 year old son Barron Trump for politics is reprehensible. How dare he.\u201d— Eugene Gu, MD (@Eugene Gu, MD) 1500980272
\u201cKeep in mind that Trump dragged his son into the corruption conversation. Nobody else did that. "Barron Trump"\u201d— Merlisa (@Merlisa) 1500986137
\u201cEvery major-media journalist on the White House beat has more conscientiously protected Barron\u2019s privacy than his father has done. https://t.co/tyCr1rbucl\u201d— David Frum (@David Frum) 1500982160
\u201c@realDonaldTrump Did you seriously use your 11-year-old son, Barron Trump, as a political shield?\n\nYou are the biggest f'ing coward.\n\n#TuesdayThoughts\u201d— Donald J. Trump (@Donald J. Trump) 1500985169
\u201cRemember when the WH asked the press for privacy with Barron so he could "grow up outside the political spotlight"? https://t.co/J70Ny6tvaO https://t.co/6I218RH9TV\u201d— Kyle Griffin (@Kyle Griffin) 1500983563
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