Barron Trump, 18, towers over family as he celebrates father's victory
by Iwan Stone · Mail OnlineTeenage Barron Trump towered over his family as he celebrated his father's sensational return to the White House.
The 18-year-old could be seen standing a head above the rest of the Republican cohort as they took to the stage at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate.
Wearing a black suit and striped tie, the 6ft 9inches youngster mirrored his father's style as he appeared reserved at the rear of the pack.
The Donald - who is one of the tallest presidents in history - is dwarfed at his side measuring just 6-foot-3, while Melania stands at 5ft 11.
As his father soaked up the applause from his gathered fans, Barron - who is said to be nicknamed 'Little Donald' by his mother - even flashed a rare grin as he posed for photos with his arms locked to his side.
The NYU business school student helped his father to victory, as he was seen voting for the first time yesterday in a photo posted by his mother.
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Speaking today, Trump blamed his wife's late mother for Barron's height.
Paying tribute to her, he laughed: 'They're great people, great parents to all of us really. Great parents, but also to Barron. Boy did she take care of Barron.
'That’s how he got so tall – he only ate her food.'
The youngest son of the returning president has not appeared regularly by his father's side at his rallies across the country.
But instead he has played a behind-the-scenes role in getting former President Donald Trump to appear on podcasts favored by Gen Z and millennial men, ABC News reports.
Barron first suggested his father appear on YouTuber and wrestler Logan Paul's podcast, Impaulsive.
This ended up being the first one Trump appeared on back in June, an insider with the campaign told the outlet.
Trump, 78, has since gone on to appear on a number of other podcasts, and even sat down with popular host Joe Rogan on Friday.
His efforts have seemed to pay off, with each podcast that Trump has appeared on garnering millions of views - not counting clips viewed on social media.
The presidential hopeful revealed his son had been counselling him in the final days of the election.
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'Dad: take it easy, now. You just take it easy dad, alright? You don't have to go too much here. He gives me good - he's very wise,' Trump said Barron told him.
The president has previously revealed that Barron has struggled with the ladies - despite being 'a good looking guy'.
'No, I'm not sure he's – I don't think he's had a girlfriend yet,' he told interviewer Patrick Bet-David last month. 'I don't think so. Every once in a while …'
Trump stands a full head smaller than his son despite being one of the tallest ever presidents.
Bested only by literal and figurative giants like Abraham Lincoln and Lyndon B. Johnson, the conservative measures in at an impressive 6-foot-3 - although there is some skepticism surrounding that fact.
Despite this, the number has appeared consistently across the ex-commander-in-chief's medical reports and mentions in the media - with photos show him standing slightly taller than old rival Joe Biden, who is 6-foot.
His father Fred was also famously being described as a tall, imposing figure.
Trump's supermodel wife Melania, meanwhile, measures in at 5ft 11inches - making it all the more believable Trump's claims about his height are true, given their height discrepancy.
Over the election contest, he repeatedly commented on the gulf between his height and that of his opponent Kamala Harris, who measures in at 5foot 4.
Speaking before the pair debated, he said any accommodations to make Harris look taller would be tantamount to 'cheating'
'No boxes or artificial lifts will be allowed to stand on during my upcoming debate with Comrade Kamala Harris,' he wrote on TruthSocial at the time, pointing out how former NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg was denied such an allowance.
'We had this out previously with former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg when he was in a debate, and he was not allowed a "lift,"' Trump wrote.
'It would be a form of cheating, and the Democrats cheat enough. "You are who you are," it was determined!'