His mother, Melania Trump, is said to be especially protective of him.
Her last public acknowledgment of her son was atweetin March 2021.
Posting a photo of balloons showing the number 15, she wrote simply, “Happy birthday BWT.”
Thus surrounded, there was no chance for him to escape the room or the TV cameras.
ABC Newscaught Barronlooking less than thrilled to hear his father talking about political issues.
He rubbed the arm of the seat with his sleeve.
He slumped over to look at the floor.
He jiggled his water bottle.
Mom Melania briefly cast a glance at her son, but chose not to correct him publicly.
Commenters on the YouTube video were sympathetic to the preteen.
“Poor kid, he just wants to go home and play some Minecraft,” said one viewer.
(For security reasons, no one is allowed even to open a window there.)
Up high, down low, in the middle, too slow!
Her hand went up; his didn’t.
She put her hand down; he put his up.
She raised hers again; he turned away.
Then Barron turned back and swung, almost smacking his mom on the arm.
What itdidn’tend in was a reversal of the decision.
Tradition demanded that the Trumps vacate the White House promptly on Inauguration Day.
Barron had grown from a twitchy preteen to a poised 14-year-old in the last four years.
He had also grown to a stunning 6'7" tall, towering over both his parents.
But he seemed no more comfortable in front of the cameras than he was when his father took office.
Barron’sI-wish-I-weren’t-hereexpression was clear to see as he approached the waiting helicopter.
