Donald Trump’s son Barron won’t be a delegate at the GOP Convention because of “prior commitments,” former first lady Melania Trump’s office told The Post on Friday.
Barron Trump, 18, was invited Wednesday to attend the Republican Convention in Milwaukee as a delegate for the Florida GOP — the first time the youngest member of the Trump family would have been directly involved in politics.
“While Barron is honored to have been chosen as a delegate by the Florida Republican Party, he regretfully declines to participate due to prior commitments,” The Office of Melania Trump said in a statement.
He would have been a delegate for the Sunshine State alongside three of his older siblings — Don Jr., Eric and Tiffany — likely aiding in nominating his father to be the official Republican presidential nominee at the convention slated for July 15-18.
His fourth sibling, Ivanka Trump, who has said she will stay out of politics during her father’s re-election run, was the only Trump sibling not on the list.
Other GOP delegates connected to the Trump family include Don Jr.’s fiancée Kimberly Guilfoyle and Tiffany’s husband Michael Boulos, NBC News reported.
Barron, a soon-to-be high school graduate — who is around 6 feet 7 inches tall — has largely been kept out of the spotlight and has never been reported to have said a word in public.
He usually travels alongside his mother and is rarely pictured out in public, but his recent 18th birthday could mean he will be more involved on the campaign trail.
Earlier Friday, Donald Trump revealed that Barron did have an interest in politics and at times, even advises him.
“He’s a little on the tall side. I will tell you, he’s a tall one, but he is a good-looking guy. And he’s really been a great student. And he does like politics. It’s sort of funny,” Trump told “Kayal and Company” on Philadelphia’s Talk Radio 1210 WPHT.
“He’ll tell me sometimes, ‘Dad, this is what you have to do,’ ” Trump added.
The former president also commented on where Barron will be going to college after a report from the Daily Beast he would be attending NYU but didn’t disclose where he would ultimately end up.
“So anyway, he’s a good guy. He’s a senior now in high school, and he’ll be going to college. And you know, a lot of, a lot of these choices of colleges are changing because you see what’s going on in the last month,” Trump said, apparently referring to anti-Israel campus protests.
