Barron Trump was thrown into the spotlight when his father became president.
In a rather strange interview, Donald Trump seemed to suggest that his son
refuses to say "I love you," and the reason why might surprise you.
Throughout his presidency, Donald Trump watched his approval ratings climb and fall,
though he has often staunchly claimed that the lower numbers in the media aren't accurate.
During the summer of 2017, Donald cited a poll that put his approval rating at 46%,
even though the other polls had him a bit lower than that.
He took to his Twitter account at the time to clarify the matter by writing,
"One of the most accurate polls last time around. But #FakeNews likes to
say we're in the 30s. They are wrong. Some people think numbers could be in the 50s.
Together, WE WILL MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!"
Needless to say, the former president has been preoccupied with his popularity.
Discussing his life before the presidency, Donald said in an interview with CNN,
"I was a businessman, everybody was with me. Everybody loved me.
When I called them, they always treated me well."
However, if there's one person that is having a hard time reciprocating that love,
it's Donald's teenage son, Barron Trump. Or at least that's what
Donald allegedly told one reporter about their father-son relationship.
While there's no doubt that a lot of parents have difficulty navigating their relationships with
their teenage children, Donald Trump allegedly told a reporter that his son Barron is "too
cool" to tell his dad that he loves him. ABC News correspondent Jonathan Karl's book, "Betrayal: The
Final Act of the Trump Show," gives an inside look at the final weeks of Donald's term in office.
In the book, Karl recalled a conversation he had with the president, in which Donald compared the
reporter's less-than-enthused reaction to Barron's own demeanor. Karl writes,
"The former president says, 'Jonathan is very cool.' He told [reporter] Zeke Miller,
'He's like my son.' Trump then proceeded to reenact a conversation with his son.
'Do you love your dad? I don't know. But he does. But he's too cool, the kids.'"
Karl continues,
"Donald Trump, it seemed, was comparing me to his teenage son, Barron, and he was comparing my lack
of excitement about his possible appearance at the White House Correspondents Dinner,
with his son's reluctance to say out loud that he loved him."
This isn't the first time that Donald Trump has made headlines for some of the more bizarre
things he's said about his son Barron, or other members of his family. During a press conference
in September 2019, the former president talked about how passionate his wife Melania Trump
felt about the dangers of vape companies targeting young teens. As detailed in Esquire, Donald said,
"We can't have our youth be so affected."
“That's how the first lady got involved. She's got a son, together, that's a beautiful young man."
Fatherly pointed out the awkwardness of Donald's statement,
as he referred to his own son Barron as his wife's son.
"Barron Trump. Did you ever hear of Barron Trump?"
However, it seems that he didn't mean anything by his comment, as in 2015, Donald had told People,
“I’ve always prided myself on being a good father.”
In that same interview, both Donald and Melania said that they were very hands-on
with their son Barron, and that they didn't rely on having a nanny at home,
despite their busy schedules. Donald explained,
"We keep it down to a minimum. If you have too much help, you don't get to know your children."
Melania, meanwhile, did everything she could to keep Barron out of the spotlight,
especially during the four years that her husband was in the White House.
Yet, even her Twitter post for Barron's 15th birthday seemed to attract some criticism,
simply because she chose black balloons to help mark the occasion.
Plus, Melania's spokesperson also had to slam "inappropriate and insensitive comments" when Food
Network host John Henson suggested that Donald was not Barron's biological father, per The Hill.
With so much speculation regarding whether or not Donald is Barron's biological father,
or whether or not he truly does love him, it's no wonder that the teen wants to keep
his life private and remain out of the spotlight as much as possible.
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