What Next - Barron Mania
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🗓️ 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.
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| 1:06.6 | Barron's been in the spotlight for years. |
| 1:09.6 | This is footage of him when he was like 10 months old. |
| 1:13.6 | His father had just gotten a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He's strong, he's smart, he's tough, he's vicious, he's violent. |
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| 1:28.5 | So, Baron, good luck. |
| 1:35.0 | If you Google around, you can piece together a whole childhood, mostly in memes. |
| 1:39.9 | There's Baron zooming around his mother's office in a miniature red Mercedes. |
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