At 6-foot-3-inches, Donald Trump is one of the tallest people to be a U.S. president. As his son hit a growth spurt, Donald could not stop talking about Barron’s height. Barron made headlines when he was 15 years old and spotted walking next to Melania Trump. The teenager towered over his mother in photos and the former president took pride in his son’s genes. “Barron is 6-foot-7, can you believe it? And he’s 15,” Donald said in June 2021 while speaking to a crowd in North Carolina, per the New York Post. “Eric is short — he’s only 6-foot-6,” Donald said jokingly about his other son.
Barron’s growth spurt was not over, and Donald continued to bring up his son’s stature whenever he could. The former “The Apprentice” host sat down for an interview with Megyn Kelly in September 2023, and the subject of Barron came up. “Barron’s a very good athlete. He’s very tall … about [6-foot-8-inches],” Donald said. “And he’s a good kid, he’s a good-looking kid,” he added.
Months later, Donald squeezed in another reference to his son’s height while speaking to a crowd in Des Moines in January. The presidential hopeful mentioned the death of Melania’s mother. “Boy, did she take care of Barron. That’s how he got so tall, he only ate her food,” Donald said, as noted by the Daily Mail. Donald mentioned that despite his urging, Barron had chosen soccer over basketball. Previously, the father and son had bonded over another sport.
