An unexpected alias and the lead character in a sitcom?
Thanks to his unmistakable father, Barron has some interesting shoes to fill.
Little is known about Barron Trump, the youngest son of Donald Trump,
because the teenager typically stays out of the limelight.
In fact, Barron is rarely spotted in public and is usually only caught by photographers
when he's accompanying his folks at official events or family vacations.
As a result, everyone was surprised when a viral photo revealed that Barron
is already towering over both his famous parents. The youngest Trump kid
is particularly close with his mother, and has been learning to speak Slovenian from Melania.
While speaking to People in 2009, his proud mother revealed that, as a toddler, Barron actually spoke
three languages, including French. So it's perhaps unsurprising that Barron's father
chose a specific moniker for his youngest son marking him as someone special from the outset.
As reported by The Washington Post, Donald Trump was well-known for using the alias "John
Barron" while posing as his own spokesman, stretching all the way back to the '80s.
Typically, the real estate magnate used the name "John Barron" when he had a difficult
message to convey or didn't necessarily want his own name attached to an announcement.
Donald was apparently so convincing as "John" that his alter ego was repeatedly quoted by
reporters as though he were a real person for almost a decade. Unfortunately, in 1990,
Donald was forced to acknowledge under oath that he was, in fact, John Barron. He seemingly
picked up the trick from his own father, who frequently used the pseudonym "Mr. Green."
In 2004, following the success of "The Apprentice," a scripted drama based on Donald's
life was briefly in production. According to Romper, the screenwriter received a single
note on her screenplay from Donald, and that was to change the protagonist's surname to Barron.
"Barron Trump. Did you ever hear of Barron Trump?"
Just a couple of years later, Donald and Melania welcomed their son,
Barron Trump. Funnily enough, in 2019, a script about Barron thwarting his father's
presidential ambitions landed a coveted spot on the Hollywood Black List, per Variety.
Notably, Barron Trump was the first boy to live in the White House since John F. Kennedy Jr. in 1963.
However, he didn't move in right away. He initially stayed behind in New York City with
his mother so he could finish the school year. Although the stately confines of 1600 Pennsylvania
Avenue might not suit all children, it's likely that Barron was quite comfortable residing there
since he's reportedly been a fancy boy since the beginning. In 2013, Melania informed ABC News,
"He's not a sweatpants child. [...] He doesn't mind putting on [a suit] — but
not every day — and he likes to dress up in a tie sometimes like Daddy."
Melania also revealed that she slathered the then 7 year old
with her Caviar Complex C6 moisturizer on a nightly basis, telling ABC News,
"I put it on him from head to toe. He likes it! [...] I call him 'Mini-Donald.' He's my priority."
Just two years later, Melania told Parenting,
"He is a very strong-minded, very special, smart boy.
He is independent and opinionated and knows exactly what he wants. [...] Sometimes I call him
little Donald. He is a mixture of us in looks, but his personality is why I call him little Donald."
During an appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference in 2020,
the then-acting White House chief of staff
Mick Mulvaney said that Donald regularly called Barron to check on him, saying,
"The president's just a really caring father, and you don't see that."
Body language expert Judi James confirmed that the former commander-in-chief's stance around
his youngest child showcases just how much he really cares about him, telling the Express,
"[Donald] tends to stand him directly in front of himself,
clutching both his shoulders in a gesture of pride and endorsement."
In fact, during a rally in North Carolina, Donald openly bragged about how tall Barron is,
measuring 6 feet, 7 inches, and he called Eric Trump "short" in comparison. Evidently, the young
man is more than living up to the illustrious moniker bestowed upon him by his famous father.