Barron Trump’s pal Bo Loudon’s attempt to discredit Kamala Harris ends in epic fail

WASHINGTON, DC: Bo Loudon, a 17-year-old influencer and close friend of Barron Trump, 18, took a swing at Kamala Harris during his recent Fox News interview. His attempt to discredit the Democratic presidential frontrunner, however, backfired.

Loudon accused Harris of calling young people "stupid," a claim that stems from a clip widely taken out of context. “I wouldn’t put my biggest support to someone who thinks I am stupid because that’s what Kamala said that 18-to-24-year-olds are stupid. And Trump loves the youth, Gen Z loves Trump,” he said in the interview, according to Political Flare.

Bo Loudon’s misuse of Kamala Harris’ words

Kamala Harris’s original 2014 remarks on preventing recidivism during the Renewing Communities symposium, were a broader commentary on the challenges faced by young people.

“And it’s a specific phase of life, remember, age is more than a chronological fact. What else do we know about this population, 18-24?” the Vice President asked her audience. “They are stupid. That is why we put them in dormitories and they have a resident assistant. They make really bad decisions!” she added.

Although the snippet Loudon referenced was a mere fraction of her message, stripped of the context that highlighted her commitment to reducing youth recidivism and improving outcomes for young people.

“When I was at Howard University and we were in college, we were 18-24 and you know what we were called? College kids. But when you turn 18 and you’re in the system, you are considered an adult, period," Harris continued in the clip.

She went on to highlight that the program had significantly reduced recidivism among young people from 54% to under 10%, a point made around the 20:00 mark of the video, which Loudon conveniently skipped.

Bo Loudon advocates for Donald Trump’s economic legacy

Bo Loudon also used his distorted view of Kamala Harris’ remarks about young people to endorse Donald Trump, suggesting that the GOP 2024 candidate's presidency was a model of economic success and that Gen Z would support him for economic security.

“We have the greatest opportunity. The support for Trump has just doubled in this election. With all influencers going public about their support for Trump, Elon Musk interview on Twitter…that was massive…it pulled in three billion impressions across the board and 77 percent were from below 34 or under. So there’s massive youth support…we are not paying the influencers unlike the Kamala campaign,” he claimed.

Loudon added that Trump’s leadership was akin to running a successful business, ignoring the harsh reality of Trump’s presidency—an unprecedented surge in national debt.

“There’s a lot of statistics put out on how unhappy Gen Z is with their finances and how brutal our economy is. Trump had a booming economy," the 17-year-old said.

"He ran America like a businessman and he made it thrive like one of his businesses. With Trump, people know that their pocket would be pilfered be full and their family protected."

Impact of Donald Trump’s presidency on national debt

Nevertheless, ProPublica reported that Donald Trump’s presidency saw the national debt skyrocket by nearly $7.8 trillion, a burden that will weigh heavily on future generations.

“One of president Donald Trump’s lesser known but profoundly damaging legacies will be the explosive rise in the national debt that occurred on his watch. The financial burden that he’s inflicted on our government will wreak havoc for decades, saddling our kids and grandkids with debt,” ProPublica’s Allan Sloan and Cezary Podkul wrote in a story from January 14, 2021, just days after the January 6 attack on the Capitol, which was allegedly incited by Trump.

“The national debt has risen by almost $7.8 trillion during Trump’s time in office. That’s nearly twice as much as what Americans owe on student loans, car loans, credit cards, and every other type of debt other than mortgages, combined, according to data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. It amounts to about $23,500 in new federal debt for every person in the country,” the report added.