Former president Donald Trump misstated his own son’s age in a TV interview, saying that his youngest son Barron Trump was 17 when he is actually 18.
Trump was speaking to Miami-based Spanish-language network Telemundo 51 on May 9 when he was asked a question about his son Barron entering politics as a delegate from Florida at the upcoming Republican National Convention.
“He’s pretty young, I will say. He’s 17,” Trump said in the interview. Barron Trump turned 18 in March.
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Former President Donald Trump on March 28, 2024, in Massapequa, New York, and Barron Trump on July 20, 2022, in New York City. A video has gone viral of Donald Trump dancing as Barron Trump trails behind him.
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