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RandySF

(60,429 posts)
Sat May 11, 2024, 02:01 AM May 11

Trump says son Barron advises him on politics: 'He is a smart one'

Former President Trump said his 18-year-old son Barron is a “smart one” whom he trusts to advise him on politics.

Trump said his youngest son, who will be making his debut in the political sphere at this year’s Republican National Convention, “likes” the industry. November will mark the first presidential election in which Barron is eligible to vote.

“He’s seen it. He doesn’t have to hear. He is a smart one. He doesn’t have to hear much. But he’s, he’s a great guy,” Trump told “Kayal and Company” on Philadelphia’s Talk Radio 1210 WPHT on Friday. “He’s a little on the tall side. I will tell you, he’s a tall one, but he is a good-looking guy.”

“And he’s really been a great student,” he continued. “And he does like politics. It’s sort of funny. He’ll tell me sometimes, ‘Dad, this is what you have to do.’”




https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4656685-donald-trump-barron-trump-political-advise-2024/

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Trump says son Barron advises him on politics: 'He is a smart one' (Original Post) RandySF May 11 OP
' It's sort of funny. He'll tell me sometimes, 'Dad, this is what you have to do.'" elleng May 11 #1
Yeah....I rather doubt that PatSeg May 11 #40
The orange turd that thinks younger adults are too stupid to vote? TheBlackAdder May 11 #2
Your children, not his. Chainfire May 11 #39
he just told me pfitz59 May 11 #3
He's Going To Vote For Biden..... global1 May 11 #4
You do realize that... NanaCat May 11 #15
He's determined to drag him into it--whether true or not--RUN BARRON! hlthe2b May 11 #5
You can tell it bugs him that Barron towers over him. tanyev May 11 #6
FRAGILE ego on display...Use son to project GREATNESS. ProudMNDemocrat May 11 #12
tsf is shrinking - just part of aging.... getagrip_already May 11 #31
Lol. Dad this is what you have to do.... ecstatic May 11 #7
Well, "the smart one" eliminates Gums and Hula Jaw, that's for sure . . . hatrack May 11 #8
Trump is pretending he talks to his son. LuckyCharms May 11 #9
If he has chosen to stay out of Trump's reality-show political drama, then he is, indeed, the smart one. Midnight Writer May 11 #10
Yeah right, Donnie Dipshit! ProudMNDemocrat May 11 #11
He has a high school education so compared to Johonny May 11 #13
Message auto-removed Name removed May 11 #23
Oh, Brother ProfessorGAC May 11 #24
Message auto-removed Name removed May 11 #25
If You Say So ProfessorGAC May 11 #28
Interesting. Time for the media to ask Barron for an interview to discuss the political advice he gives to his dad Takket May 11 #14
Nope. Barron has pre-existing activities and has bowed out of being a delegate in FL. Demsrule86 May 11 #16
He doesn't even know him dweller May 11 #17
diet cokes Conjuay May 11 #19
Well Barron's competition, Jr., Eric and Ivanka is not stellar, by a long shot. republianmushroom May 11 #18
He's not "a smart one" - YOU are "a DUMB one" JoseBalow May 11 #20
You understand... jmowreader May 11 #21
I see an SNL skit being written about this. sop May 11 #32
Dump sounds like he's hardly ever talked to the boy GenThePerservering May 11 #22
Compared to Don Jr., Vanki, and Eric, I suppose, yeah, no_hypocrisy May 11 #26
Ya surrrrrrrrre! kimbutgar May 11 #27
More bullshit Joinfortmill May 11 #29
I love to know when the last time dump even talked to Barron. onecaliberal May 11 #30
dad, ll the kids hate you. you lie and cheat...... getagrip_already May 11 #33
I'm so old I remember the "Great Amy Carter nuclear weaponry controversy". Barry Markson May 11 #34
Has anyone ever heard the boy say anything? sop May 11 #35
Strange... Mike Nelson May 11 #36
What a load of bull crap Docreed2003 May 11 #37
I have NO DOUBT that Barron is substantially more intelligent than DJT. WarGamer May 11 #38

PatSeg

(47,892 posts)
40. Yeah....I rather doubt that
Sat May 11, 2024, 07:36 PM
May 11

Did Barron call him "sir" and have tears in his eyes?

Seriously, I think Barron talks to his father as little as absolutely necessary. And Trump talks about his son as if he is an acquaintance he just met recently.

global1

(25,328 posts)
4. He's Going To Vote For Biden.....
Sat May 11, 2024, 04:27 AM
May 11

Last edited Sat May 11, 2024, 05:38 AM - Edit history (1)

Afterall - Tr**p did say he was smart about politics

NanaCat

(1,813 posts)
15. You do realize that...
Sat May 11, 2024, 10:42 AM
May 11

What TSF means by smart, and what normal people mean by it aren't the same thing...right?

To us, smart means educated (self- or formally), knowledgeable, logical, and so on.

To TSF, 'smart' means somebody who agrees with everything he says and tells him how great he is all the time.

He's probably also impressed that Barron knows how to turn on a computer and find a website without needing help.

ProudMNDemocrat

(17,013 posts)
12. FRAGILE ego on display...Use son to project GREATNESS.
Sat May 11, 2024, 09:32 AM
May 11

At 6'8" tall and possibly still growing, TSF will always be shorter than his youngest son. No matter how he says he's 6'3" and 215 pounds.

Former FBI Director Jim Comey is 6'8" and towered over TSF.

Ever notice that TSF HAS to be the TALLEST person in the room? Fragile ego on display!

getagrip_already

(15,152 posts)
31. tsf is shrinking - just part of aging....
Sat May 11, 2024, 06:56 PM
May 11

and I'm sure he hates it.

Most males lose about 2-3" in height by his age. Just normal bone density loss and spinal compression.

His shoe lifts won't make up for it against younger or taller people.

It goes to the heart of his ego. He hates it.

ecstatic

(32,843 posts)
7. Lol. Dad this is what you have to do....
Sat May 11, 2024, 08:48 AM
May 11
And? Come on now you brought it up. What does he say next, donny?

ProudMNDemocrat

(17,013 posts)
11. Yeah right, Donnie Dipshit!
Sat May 11, 2024, 09:25 AM
May 11

Barron advises you to become a DICKtator on Day One!

Barron advises you to call for a National Abortion Ban!

Barron advises you to JAIL your political opponents!

Barron advises you to DEPORT over 11 million immigrants in this country.

Barron advises you to CUT taxes even more to Corporate conglomerates and the UBER Rich!

Barron advises you to GUT Social Security, Medicare, as well as the Affordable Care Act!

Just to name a few insane things, Donnie! Barron is SO SMART you say?

Johonny

(21,041 posts)
13. He has a high school education so compared to
Sat May 11, 2024, 09:57 AM
May 11

Trump and his 3rd grade speaking level, Barron is a genius.

Response to Johonny (Reply #13)

ProfessorGAC

(65,647 posts)
24. Oh, Brother
Sat May 11, 2024, 06:26 PM
May 11

Are you aware that a BS in business from there is generally considered to be from Penn.
The masters program is implied when someone says Wharton.
Same thing with Northwestern & Kellogg or NYU & Stern.
He went to Wharton only because he went into those buildings. He graduated from Penn.

Response to ProfessorGAC (Reply #24)

ProfessorGAC

(65,647 posts)
28. If You Say So
Sat May 11, 2024, 06:44 PM
May 11

Your own post is self-contradictory. Take a look at your lecture to that poster & then compare that to your defense of an indefensible person.

Takket

(21,782 posts)
14. Interesting. Time for the media to ask Barron for an interview to discuss the political advice he gives to his dad
Sat May 11, 2024, 10:07 AM
May 11

JoseBalow

(2,783 posts)
20. He's not "a smart one" - YOU are "a DUMB one"
Sat May 11, 2024, 03:15 PM
May 11

Claiming your dipshit son is "smart" isn't the flex you think it is, dummy! If you were actually smart, you'd realize that

jmowreader

(50,630 posts)
21. You understand...
Sat May 11, 2024, 05:13 PM
May 11

...when President Carter was in office he publicly disclosed that he talked politics with his daughter Amy. This led Republicans to bully her so badly she still won't come out of hiding, and it's been over forty years.

The same people that made Amy Carter's life hell are probably all going "Barron advises his father about politics? That's such a wonderful thing!"

GenThePerservering

(1,951 posts)
22. Dump sounds like he's hardly ever talked to the boy
Sat May 11, 2024, 05:36 PM
May 11

so he's just making stuff up as he goes along. Kind of like the Bible, foreign policy, presidenting, etc.

no_hypocrisy

(46,423 posts)
26. Compared to Don Jr., Vanki, and Eric, I suppose, yeah,
Sat May 11, 2024, 06:43 PM
May 11

Barron is the "smart one".

P.S. Don't be fooled. Trump will disinherit all five of his children.

kimbutgar

(21,339 posts)
27. Ya surrrrrrrrre!
Sat May 11, 2024, 06:44 PM
May 11

Sounds bs to me! Baron’s body language gives away he hates his father. No love between them!

getagrip_already

(15,152 posts)
33. dad, ll the kids hate you. you lie and cheat......
Sat May 11, 2024, 07:00 PM
May 11

Baron:

you hate democracy and you are a career criminal.

You need to drop out and worry about your legal problems. Support another candidate who will pardon you. clean up your image. get out of politics.

Get out of public sight.


Just go dark. That is what you have to do.

Tsf:

Your a fucking idiot.
 

Barry Markson

(280 posts)
34. I'm so old I remember the "Great Amy Carter nuclear weaponry controversy".
Sat May 11, 2024, 07:01 PM
May 11

It's amazing how the most innocuous, innocent statement gets pounced on.

Carter-Reagan debate, Jimmy rebutting a Reagan talking point.
Amy was 13 years old at the time.

'I think to close out this discussion, I think it would be better to put into perspective what we are talking about. I had a discussion with our daughter, Amy, the other day before I came here to ask her what the most important issue was. She said she thought it was nuclear weaponry, and the control of nuclear arms,' Carter said.

Some reporters covering the debate in Cleveland groaned at the remark, a debate professor thought it was an unfortunate slip, and a number of callers to a coast-to-coast talk show suggested it was a memorable gaffe.



https://www.upi.com/Archives/1980/10/30/Amy-Carters-concern-about-nuclear-warfare-and-the-strategic/1556341730000/

sop

(10,393 posts)
35. Has anyone ever heard the boy say anything?
Sat May 11, 2024, 07:02 PM
May 11

I've never even seen him smile. He's always shown walking twenty feet behind his father looking dejected. If Barron's half as smart as Trump says, he'll leave the country and never come back.

Mike Nelson

(10,012 posts)
36. Strange...
Sat May 11, 2024, 07:11 PM
May 11

... "he doesn't have to hear" is not a normal interjection. I'm guessing Baron has a communication problem his Crooked Dad is misidentifying as a hearing problem.

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