This entire time I have never said a bad thing about Barron Trump. His future was not set for him. He could still be a decent person. But now that he is 18, and involved in the Republican party, he is fair game.
Tiny Trump is Total Trash.
I’m not gonna pretend he deserves anyone’s pity or that you should change your opinion here, but acting like 18 is some magic age where someone is suddenly completely responsible and free of childish impulses/problems is ridiculous. Society may need to set an age for accountability in a legal sense, but socially, humans just don’t work that way.
At 18, he’s legally free to walk away from his shit-for-brains father and make his own choices.
He chooses nepotism. He may not be totally mature, but they are his choice.
Also, why do we act like 18 is the magic minimum age when someone should know better? I remember being 15, 16, 17 and having a solid understanding of morals and how to participate in society. I wasn’t special.
It’s not “You’re 18 now, so you should know better.” It’s “For fucks sake, you’re 18. You should have figured this shit out years ago.”
He’d be free to walk, taking a leap into the unknown at the cost of losing almost everything he has. Expecting that sort of heroic act of him is not entirely reasonable.
OTOH, judging by the photos, he does give off Brock Turner/Kyle Rittenhouse vibes. If, having grown up where he did, he turned out to be an aggressive predator, it would not be a huge surprise.
I’m almost certain he’d be able to land on his feet.
Almost any publisher would pay rights for “growing up trump”, for example.
I wouldn’t have expected him to totally walk away… but his choices are now his to make in a way they weren’t before.
He’s not a minor anymore and he can make decisions to be in politics or not. That’s my point. He was totally unknown until now. I was HOPING he would disown his family. But, apparently they’re all insane.
It’s akin to waiting until someone turns of legal age to fuck them. It’s creepy and downright wrong. He was born into this and it’s grim.
He was also born into immense wealth and access to any education he wanted, but still chose this.
He’s still a kid.
When is the cutoff? I’m going to stand with history until proven otherwise.
When he has choices.
He could turn into the RFK of Trump, maybe.
Edit: RFK jr
So he has worms in his brain? Uh oh!
Made me lol, but whatever it takes
Fuck this Trump
ATAB
Daughter In-law co-chair of the party, son is a delegate, daughter and son in-law are part of the cabinet.
The red hats are looking a LOT like the red coat monarchy that we declared independence from.
Conservatives want to be ruled by a king. That’s why the ruling class created political conservatism post-revolution.
We really should have some sort of law that if you hold any high office of government, your immediate family (maybe for 2 generations) is permanently barred from serving in a similar capacity. Some sort of anti-dynasty law.
Gotta ask if you were saying this when Hillary ran for Senate, when she was Secretary of state, or when she ran for president, which would have been her effective 3rd term
Yes. Do you think this is some sort of gotcha? Only right wingers want rules that only apply to one side.
Nah I was just checking if you were a casual liar.
Fuck nepo babies and dynastic politicians.
I’ve always wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt, regardless of who his parents are. He’s about to throw away that goodwill.
Nepo babies are gunna be nepo babies.
So if Baron Trump has entered the world of politics, that means that the rest of his life is no longer closed to scrutiny. Stupid move. You can’t have it both ways.
I’m not naive enough to believe that Barron is going to magically turn his back on his family or anything like that. He’s a Trump and at the end of the day, he’s most likely going to fall in line and become another Wal-Mart level clone of his father just like his brothers did.
But he also just turned 18, and we know exactly nothing about him, his political views, or why he became a delegate in the first place.
There could be a possibility he’s doing this just for his father and has little to no real interest in politics. Does he even understand the ramifications of what he’s doing? Legit question. I honestly don’t know. There’s also the possibility he’s savvy enough to use the Trump name to jump-start his political career, then take a career path that’s very different from his father’s once he’s established himself (I’m not even saying he’d be a Democrat, but but even a Mitt Romney-style Republican would be very different from Trump and the MAGA party). Or he could just be another Trump clone setting himself up to march to his father’s MAGA drum for the next several decades.
I fully acknowledge that the chances of him being a clone of his father are probably above 99.9%. But until we start learning more of his political views or what his own objectives are, I’m willing to give him that .1% benefit of the doubt. For now.
He’s an adult who’s officially aligned himself with a national criminal and terrorist organization. What else do we need to know?
He’s 100% voting for his father at the convention and helping his father in the campaign. That’s what I’ll judge him for, just like any other Trump delegate.
Counter point: All political dynasties should be banned.
So if one of Obama’s daughters wanted to get into politics, they should be banned because their dad was already President?
I’m not saying we should have a constitutional amendment preventing children of ex presidents from running, but I am saying we as a society need to stop caring about a family name and start caring about ideas.
I kinda think so, otherwise you’re kinda setting yourself up for oligopolies
Yes.
Audible “ugggggghhh”.
Nuts, trees, close perimeters, etc…
And they say nepotism is dead. (Nobody says that.)
Qualifications are?
Same solid credentials as H. W. Bush: his father participated in an insurrection against the country.
What insurrection did Prescott Bush participate in?
Has he registered for selective service, or does he have those pesky genetic bone spurs that allow you to play football, baseball, soccer, and wrestling while attending military school, but prevent you from actual military service?
What’s the story here please? I’m out of the loop. Why is he expected to register? Most young Americans don’t, right?
Every male in the US under a certain age (I think it’s close to 30? I’m not American) has to register under penalty of law.
This also applies to immigrant boys/men who become citizens and transgender men (people born female who gain legal recognition as a male).
I had no idea. Thanks for explaining!
Most people in the US get automatically registered by their state DMV to the feds, but you’re technically responsible for doing it even if you don’t get a driver’s license
It’s a “draft” sign up everyone signs when they register to vote or get thier drivers license. Since there’s no longer a draft it’s basically just saying yes to maybe being selected for jury duty someday.
If world war 3 breaks out though ya might end up drafted still
Voter registrations are what jury duty pulls from, not draft registration. There would be no women on juries otherwise
You think there’s no women in the military?
Women may join the military. They do not register for the draft.
I supported him more than the others in the family. Not so much now.
But… why support any of them at all?
Because he was just a kid born into this shit. Now he’s a participant.
Similarly, Ivanka sucks, but not nearly as much as her father.
I assume “support” is used here like “least favorite”. Whatever your least favorite thing is; it’s nowhere on your actual favorites list. It’s just how we say “this sucks the most” while using less abrasive words.
