What’s the deal with Barron Trump and his elder siblings? Inside his relationships with Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka, Tiffany and Eric – and why the teen already makes a great uncle
- Donald Trump’s only son with Melania Trump just turned 15 – but is the age gap between the former president’s other children too large for them to be close?
- Tiffany seems to share Barron’s aversion to the limelight, while outspoken Don Jr. once name-checked him in a tweet to insult Joe Biden
Donald Trump’s youngest son turned 15 over the weekend, with Melania marking the occasion by posting a subtle tribute to Barron on Twitter – a photo of some balloons in the shape of his age. But with the narrowest age gap between Barron and the next oldest Trump sibling being 12 years, does the teen have much of a bond with his dad’s other kids?
Tiffany Trump
As the only child of Donald Trump and his second wife, Marla Maples, Tiffany and Barron have quite a bit in common. Despite Barron being the only child to actually live in the White House, it was Donald Trump’s older children – Ivanka, Eric and Donald Jr. – that took most of the spotlight during his presidency, often leading to jokes about the fact that his less power-hungry children were being overlooked.
Protective Tiffany, who often visited Barron at The White House while she was studying law at Georgetown – has regularly been seen sitting next to her younger half-brother at events. In the past she has taken to Instagram to call Barron the “best little brother” she could ask for and has publicly wished him “all the happiness in the world”.
Donald Trump Jr.
As the first of the property mogul’s sons to grow up with the fame and pressure attached to the Trump name, Don Jr. has a lot to teach Barron. Although Barron has largely been kept out of the spotlight during his dad’s campaigning and one term in office, Don Jr. took on a very public role on several occasions.