The president’s son is missing.
It sounds like the title of a thriller, but it’s true. Barron Trump has been MIA since January 20th an the Inauguration.
Prior to that, there was one staged event a year ago when Barron debuted at New York University. There were plenty of pictures of him arriving at school.
But after that, it was radio silence. Not a photo or a Tweet, not a word about Barron on campus from anyone reliable. The White House planted stories about Barron’s “business” and “love life,” but there were no named sources and no details.
Now People reports that Barron didn’t show up at NYU last week for sophomore year. They let the White House tell them that the nearly foot tall young Lurch is at some other NYU campus for the season, like Brooklyn or Abu Dabi.
But did Barron ever attend classes in person? Isn’t he just squirreled away at Mar-a-lago or Trump Tower or Bedminster? You can’t hide a 7 foot tall person. If he were in public anywhere, someone would snap a picture on a phone. The overriding theory is that he is not out and about, like any 19 year old, anywhere.
Poor Barron. No one’s ever really heard his voice in public. Years ago I was told he had a heavy accent because he’d been raised with his Slovenian grandparents in Trump Tower. He also had learning disabilities. He never appears with his siblings anywhere, or even with Melania, who herself makes infrequent appearances. My guess is they are together somewhere.
As for Barron’s “business,” if you believe he’s the bitcoin king or shaper of social media, I’ve got a nice piece of property for you in Kabul.
