Barron Trump, 18, to Make Political Debut as Florida Delegate to the Republican Convention

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.
- 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.
- Yeah, but he made a choice there. And for that choice he deserves to be criticised.
- Especially when you have constant pressure to be that way from everyone around you. Truth be told, I've always just felt bad for the kid. Sure we're to the point where you've gotta expect him to at least start thinking for himself, but that type of deprogramming takes a long ass time.
He could turn into the RFK of Trump, maybe.

Edit: RFK jr
- So he has worms in his brain? Uh oh!

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

Fuck nepo babies and dynastic politicians.

Makes you wonder how many people didn't vote for Hillary just because of something exactly like this, makes you wonder.
- Hillary, for all her faults cannot be accused of running on the Clinton name alone - she put a lot of distance between herself and they started off as two independently active politically engaged people. I loathe her for other reasons - but she was in politics by her own motivation (and was an extremely active first lady when she was).

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'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.

I've only ever seen comments online saying they feel bad for him being in that environment or that they hope he turns out normal. In hindsight, it's kind of astonishing any Trump was afforded such grace from the general public.

And that little shit threw it away his very first chance to do so. Fuck him.
Nepo babies are gunna be nepo babies.

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).
- Every single male in the US has to register.

Audible "ugggggghhh".

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?
  
  This?
Republicans aren't really bother about being republican. They like the idea of monarchy. Powerful leaders that will crush their enemy's. They don't realise they will eventually become a target for the tyrant.
Conservatives are perpetually stuck in the 1500

Someone give that bitch a wedgie

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.

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?
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.

Fuck this Trump

ATAB

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.

Does this mean he has to stop his illustrious career with the cyber?

RIGGED!!!

And they say nepotism is dead. (Nobody says that.)

Nuts, trees, close perimeters, etc...