Donald Trump confirms that wife Melania and son Barron will stay in New York after the inauguration

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Donald Trump confirms that wife Melania and son Barron will stay in New York after the presidential inauguration

President-elect Donald Trump confirmed Sunday that future first lady Melania Trump and their 10-year-old son, Barron, will remain in New York after he becomes president, as first reported in the New York Post.

When asked about the family’s relocation plans post inauguration Trump, 70, told reporters that he would immediately settle into the executive mansion and that Mrs. Trump and his youngest son, a fourth grader at a Manhattan prep school, would move “Very soon. After he’s finished with school,” according to McClatchy White House Correspondent Anita Kumar. Trump transition spokesman Jason Miller confirmed that there was “obviously a sensitivity to pulling out a 10-year-old in the middle of the school year.”

“The campaign has been difficult for Barron, and she is really hoping to keep disruption to a minimum,” an unidentified person “close to Trump’s transition team” told the New York Post in an article published online early Sunday.

Melania Trump’s decision to not to live in the White House, at least for now, appears unprecedented. Nearly every first lady has taken up residence there. According to the White House Historical Association, George Washington and his wife, Martha Washington, did not live in the White House because it hadn’t been built yet. Also, first lady Anna Harrison, whose husband, William Henry Harrison, was the ninth president of the United States, never moved into the executive mansion because her husband died one month after his swearing-in.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/reliable-source/wp/2016/11/20/melania-trump-and-son-barron-will-reportedly-stay-in-new-york-after-the-presidential-inauguration/

[world wide wally]

1. So, they ARE separated

[uppityperson]

2. Huh, the Obama kids seem to have managed ok

[3catwoman3]

3. They have...

...sane and loving parents who are the soul of decency.

[question everything]

11. As did Chelsea Clinton

but, of course, they did not have to face a pugnacious father day in and day out.

[cwydro]

4. I keep thinking this is some comedic nightmare from which I will wake.

But there ain't nothing funny about it, and I'm awake.

[ReRe]

5. Exactly my feelings too. :-( eom

[WomanWhoRoars]

6. Autism?

My husband and I have an autistic child. Barnon Trump reminds me of someone with autism. I wonder if that's why they aren't moving. Of course, it could all be a cover story and the marriage is over.

[-Steph-]

8. I've been hesitant to speculate about this, but when I was watching Barron on election night..

I couldn't shake the feeling that he might be autistic. His mannerisms and such reminded me so much of my 12-year-old relative that is autistic. I chalked it up to it being late and that he was probably tired and nervous. However, it seems like something a lot of other people noticed as well.

[Ilsa]

12. I've been thinking the same thing.

If he ends up in DC, others will find out about his special education arrangements. The WH staff would have issues if he's destructive. And Melania's over-zealousness makes me think she's the only one who can handle him.

Having an older biological father is a genetic factor. Trump's obvious mental health issues is another indicator for risk.

A ten year old boy should be able to manage this transition if he's "normal". Something is up that they won't publicly admit to.

[Island Blue]

13. I think there is some speculation of that.

Remember during one of the Republican primaries Trump was a bit of an anti-vaxer. I think he even suggested the possibility that they cause autism. I'm sure there's a video of that, but I don't have time to look for it right now.

[MissB]

7. One of the categories we are betting on at work is how long before wife #4

comes along....

[OhioBlue]

9. The both look sad most of the time.

Actually, I don't think I have ever seen Barron look happy. Maybe they will find some peace by staying in NY. I can't imagine what it must be like to live with Trump.

[Hekate]

10. There's something wrong there. But then, it's a three-generation sick family.

[Demsrule86]

14. They will be the worst first family ever...