How Barron Trump’s behind-the-scenes power moves scored big wins for parents Donald and Melania

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: The ever mysterious Barron Trump might just be the mastermind behind some of his father Donald Trump's boldest moves.

The 18-year-old NYU freshman has long kept a low profile despite his father dominating the news cycle. As the only child of the POTUS and Melania, Barron inherited his mother’s famous reserve. But according to Trump himself, his youngest son may have helped pull off one of the cleverest campaign plays yet, the Irish Star reported. 

Donald Trump reveals son Barron was the brain behind his Theo Von interview

Donald Trump recently revealed that the now-viral August interview with comedian Theo Von was all Barron’s idea. “My son, Barron, said, ‘Dad, you've got to do an interview’ with somebody I hadn't heard of. But my son knew very well,” Trump shared while speaking to US troops in Qatar.

Trump, 78, wasn’t too familiar with the mullet-rocking podcast host. “Who the hell is Theo Von?” Trump asked his son. “He's such a big guy. You've got to do an interview,” Barron reportedly told his dad, even rattling off names Von had previously interviewed. “So he knew all the names,” Trump added.

The interview ended up being a hit, especially with younger male voters, who make up the bulk of Von’s fan base. The conversation veered from addiction and family dynamics to politics and personal struggles, helping Trump connect with Gen-Z and millennial viewers in a way most traditional appearances don’t.

Since the viral podcast, Von and Trump have stayed friendly. The comic even showed up at Trump’s inauguration and more recently performed a comedy set during the president’s high-profile visit to Qatar.

Trump didn’t attend that set, and maybe for the best since Von stirred up backlash with his brand of outrageous humor, cracking jokes about drugs, homosexuality, and developmental disabilities, according to the Associated Press.

But earlier this week, Von was spotted hanging out in Miami with Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner. On May 14, Ivanka shared a sunny snap with them on X. “Miami looked good on you @TheoVon! Come back and visit us soon!” she gushed.

Melania Trump gets real about son Barron Trump

First lady Melania Trump recently opened up about her son during her speech at the White House’s Mother’s Day event earlier this month.

“Motherhood: The life-changing event that makes women invincible and exposed at the same time. It’s remarkable, really, that my son’s life creates unimaginable, unpredictable concerns and thrills for me, even until this day,” she said.

“All caring mothers understand this rare feeling. Nothing against fathers, of course, but in my opinion, and I am sure everyone in this room agrees, only a mother can grasp this particular point," Melania added.

In his remarks that day, Trump gushed over his wife’s parenting skills.

“I especially want to thank one of the best moms that I know that I've ever seen. Sometimes she's almost too good,” he said. “She's so good with Barron that he's grown up strong and nice, and he's a good boy, he's a good student, so I want to thank you. You've done a great job.”

Behind the scenes, Barron might be the one who’s helping bridge the apparent distance between Melania and Donald. According to Washington Post journalist Mary Jordan, who penned 'The Art of Her Deal: The Untold Story of Melania Trump', their son has been the glue holding them close.

“Barron is critical here, too,” Jordan explained to The Times. “Melania is enormously close to Barron, and he is really into the fact that his father is president. Melania and Donald are now spending more time together and appearing as more of a couple than they have in the past. They’ve been in a bunker together, and they’ve come out of it closer.”