It’s no secret that President Donald J. Trump is proud of his “very tall” son Barron Trump. Over the years, the businessman-turned-politician has made it a point to brag on him any chance he can get, even offering up personal anecdotes about what Barron is like behind closed doors. Recently, however, Barron’s tech savviness has really seemed to send the president’s genuine dad energy into overdrive. During an appearance on Fox News’ “The Ingraham Angle,” the proud papa bear recounted a story wherein his son outsmarted him with his laptop, leading him to believe that Barron might have a promising future in technology. “He can look at a computer. I try turning off this guy’s — turn it off. I turn off his laptop. I said, ‘Oh, good.’ … I go back five minutes later, he’s got his laptop. I say: ‘How’d you do that?'” he loftily recounted.
As one can imagine, the public had a field day with Donald’s dad story — one that ultimately proved that, at the end of the day, he is just like every other proud parent — overwhelmingly proud of their children for performing even the most mundane of tasks. “Wait. So the story is that Barron knows how to press the power button on a laptop and Donald sees that as incredible aptitude for technology?” one X user tweeted. Meanwhile, another quipped, “Wow, he can turn his laptop back on without his dad knowing? Miracle child he is.” How Barron accomplished such a feat will remain a mystery to Donald, who told Ingraham that when he asked his son how he turned the laptop back on, Barron shot back, “None of your business, dad!”
Barron Trump’s tech skills bring out a more fatherly side in Donald Trump
Perhaps Donald Trump’s genuine dad energy as it relates to Barron Trump is most surprising because of how the president has been widely criticized in the past for what appears to be a lack of paternal instincts and even genuine feelings toward his five children. (Except for maybe Ivanka Trump. In her case, he’s been criticized for being a little too lovey-dovey. Cue all the eyebrow-raising things Donald has said about his eldest daughter.)
In fact, a Miami Beach DJ and realtor, Scott Melker, once made a brutal claim that he once witnessed the Donald slap his eldest son and namesake, Donald Trump Jr. According to Melker, he and Don Jr. resided in the same dorm at the University of Pennsylvania during their freshman year of college. “Don Jr. opened the door, wearing a Yankee jersey. Without saying a word, his father slapped him across the face, knocking him to the floor in front of all of his classmates,” Melker alleged in a 2016 Facebook post (via Miami New Times). “He simply said ‘put on a suit and meet me outside,’ and closed the door.” Perhaps Donald was angry at his son for not turning his laptop on or off quickly enough? The world may never know.
