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Barron Trump, the youngest son of former President Trump, has been named a Florida delegate for this year’s Republican National Convention, marking his entry into politics at the age of 18, The Hill reported.
Barron Trump has been selected as one of the 41 at-large GOP delegates from Florida for the July convention, where the party is anticipated to formally nominate his father as its presidential candidate for the November election against President Joe Biden.
Evan Power, the chair of the Republican Party of Florida, confirmed the information to The Associated Press.
The Hill added:
Trump, who turned 18 earlier this year, joins three of the former president’s other children — Eric, Tiffany and Donald Trump Jr. — who were also selected as delegates. NBC News first reported Barron Trump’s selection as a delegate on Wednesday.
“We are fortunate to have a great group of grassroots leaders, elected officials, and members of the Trump family working together as part of the Florida delegation to the 2024 Republican National Convention,” Power said in an emailed statement to the AP.
Barron was 10 when Donald Trump was elected president in 2016 and remained largely out of the public spotlight throughout the four-year term.
Last month, Barron Trump’s name resurfaced in the public discourse when the New York judge presiding over the former president’s hush money criminal trial had to consider whether Donald Trump could be excused from the trial to attend Barron’s graduation on May 17. Judge Juan Merchan eventually gave the former president permission to attend.
The Republican National Convention will take place from July 15-18 in Milwaukee.
Meanwhile, former first lady Melania Trump was back in the news late last month as she hosted a fundraising event for her husband’s campaign at their Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.
Photos posted online by Breitbart News captured several moments during the event featuring the Log Cabin Republicans, which was Melania’s first fundraiser of the cycle, including posing with group leaders Ric Grenell, Bill White, and Bryan Eure.
At the event, Grenell, who served as the former Director of National Intelligence in Trump’s administration and was the first-ever openly gay U.S. cabinet official in history, said that Trump will win the votes of gay voters in 2024.
“Donald Trump deserves our vote,” Grenell said in quotes provided to Breitbart News. “He is the best candidate for our safety, security, and prosperity. He sees you as 100 percent equal.”
At the event, Grenell also predicted that Trump, with assistance from his wife, will garner at least 50 percent of the gay vote in 2024. Eure, a prominent figure in the Log Cabin Republicans and senior vice president at Willis Towers Watson echoed that, highlighting further that gay voters are increasingly aligning with broader constituencies, focusing on issues like the economy and public safety.
“We have seen four years of President Trump and almost four years of President Biden. No person with common sense, regardless of their sexual orientation, can honestly say they’re better off now, under Biden, than they were with President Trump,” Eure said, per Breitbart. “We are so blessed to have such a gorgeous and generous first lady stand by our side.”
The photos can be seen below in the Breitbart story:
.@MELANIATRUMP headlined a fundraiser this weekend at Mar-a-Lago, her first solo event of the 2024 campaign. https://t.co/mAGKwwpKIg
— Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) April 23, 2024
White, a prominent figure within the Log Cabin Republicans and known for spearheading the initiative to establish Buckhead as an independent city separate from Democrat-run Atlanta, emphasized Melania Trump’s significance in broadening her husband’s appeal to key voter demographics across the country.
“First Lady Melania Trump is so kind and generous,” White, who is also the CEO of Constellations Group, said. “President Trump could not have a better surrogate to discuss why they are the best choice this coming November for ALL Americans. They are our best hope for our families, our livelihoods, and our safety and security.”
