Earlier this year, a Barron Trump moment went super viral on Donald Trump’s inauguration day in January. The towering an youngest member of the Trump family was caught on camera as he passed along a secret message to the then-outgoing US President Joe Biden.
Many believed that the NYU student may have dropped an expletive-laden bomb on the Democratic leader, especially since his father had taken back his presidential seat at the White House for the second time. Despite the mystery surrounding the Barron-Biden moment swelling up with no real answer in sight, netizens had convinced themselves that the youngest Trump had been a bad guy.
Eric Trump opens up about Barron Trump’s 7-word message to Biden
Barron’s elder brother, Eric Trump has finally dispelled the falsity around the viral Trump inauguration moment. Clearing the air in an interview with Megyn Kelly, the second-eldest brother went down the line and ranked everyone in the family on the basis of how polite they are. When it came to Barron, he said that his younger sibling was so warmhearted that the extent of his politeness had even shocked him.
While Kelly called the youngest “the quietest Trump,” the crypto enthusiast acknowledged Barron’s “a little shy.’ But he also made it a point to highlight the 19-year-old is “smart as hell.”
Shunning any chances of expanding the controversy surrounding the elusive Joe Biden interaction, Eric then confirmed the teenager did not hurl any ill-worded criticism at the Democratic president. Digging deeper into a conversation he had had with his brother, the businessman said, I call Barron, I go, ‘Buddy, what did you actually say?'”
Barron Trump just approached Biden and Kamala to extend handshakes. WOW. pic.twitter.com/HX2dUy9MAh
— johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) January 20, 2025
He went to add, “It was something so polite I almost wouldn’t get it right.”
Eric then affirmed that the supposedly “secret” message that left many engrossed in a debate on social media in January was actually just Barron wishing Biden well. As far as the ex-TV presenter’s account goes, it was something along the lines of the following seven-word message: “‘Congratulations and best of luck to you.’.. Something very respectful.”
Viral Barron Trump moment at January inauguration
While he finally addressed the issue on Megyn Kelly’s show, Eric also revealed that Barron’s viral moment had become a talking point even in a previous interview. During the said interaction, the person asking him questions wanted to know whether the teen had told Biden to “Go F himself.”
Possibly projecting his own thoughts, Eric said that while his brother just doesn’t have it in him to say such a thing to someone, he believed Barron was “probably thinking it.”
“He definitely has it ‘up here.’ But he’s too courteous to actually go out there and say it. But Barron’s a really nice kid,” added Trump’s third child.
Several other interpretations of the interaction arose on X at the time. Many believed that Barron really did say something vicious to Biden. Quite a few of these videos–shared from a different angle and zoomed in–conveniently left out that he also shook hands with former Vice President Kamala Harris, while briefly greeting her. However, the way these clips were made to look, it seemed as if the NYU student was closing in on Biden and whispering something to him.
Barron Trump had a message for Biden at his Fathers inauguration.
— Concerned Citizen (@BGatesIsaPyscho) February 25, 2025
Barron Trump knows. pic.twitter.com/jex3Kn9JaB
Where is Barron Trump?
The youngest Trump was in the headlines recently after he transferred to New York University’s DC campus at the start of his sophomore year at the elite school. However, before the reports of his big switch were finally confirmed, another mystery arose surrounding the college student’s whereabouts.
In a new interview with Fox News’ Laura Ingraham, the US president further quietened those worries, revealing that Barron is staying at the White House. In fact, as he was giving a tour of the place to the journalist, Trump said his son was “right upstairs.”
