What Next | Barron Mania

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News, News Commentary, Politics

4.6 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 25 February 2025

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Barron Trump, the president’s youngest son, isn’t on the public speaking circuit and has no social media presence. But he’s nevertheless become a Gen-Z-aged avatar of Trump masculinity for the MAGA faithful. Where does reality end and speculation begin? Guest: Dan Adler, staff writer for Vanity Fair. Want more What Next? Join Slate Plus to unlock full, ad-free access to What Next and all your other favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the What Next show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Elena Schwartz, Paige Osburn, Anna Phillips, Madeline Ducharme, Ethan Oberman, and Rob Gunther. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:13.3	How much and simultaneously how little I know about Baron Trump, Donald Trump's son.
1:16.4	See, that's Barron.
1:19.4	Baron's been in the spotlight for years. This is footage of him when he was like 10 months old.
1:25.3	His father had just gotten a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1:28.4	He's strong, he's smart, he's tough, he's vicious, he's violent, all of the ingredients you need
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1:41.8	ingredient. So bar Baron, good luck.
1:50.0	If you Google around, you can piece together a whole childhood, mostly in memes.
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