Barron Trump’s Behind-the-Scenes Work on Donald Trump’s Campaign

Another of former President Donald Trump’s children has reportedly become more involved in his father’s campaign in recent months, advising him about which podcasts to appear on.
Barron Trump was the reason behind his father’s appearances on Adin Ross and Bussin’ With the Boys, the Republican candidate revealed last weekend.
Trump was asked by Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo on Sunday whether Barron had been influential in reaching younger voters.
“A little bit,” Trump said. “He tells me about all the ‘hot’ guys, people I’ve never heard of. [He says] ‘Dad, that guy is hot.'”
Barron, who is studying at NYU, has been adding his voice alongside Trump’s other children, the former president said.
A poll for NBC in September showed that one-third of the 41 million Gen Z voters would choose the Republican, so his youngest son’s input could be influential in the last few weeks of the campaign.
In August, Trump sat down with Adin Ross, a streamer popular among conservatives, to discuss the July 13 assassination attempt at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, as well as his plans on immigration and the economy.
“My sons told me about you. They told me about how big—Barron, he said, ‘Dad, he’s really big,'” Trump told Ross.
At the time, the interview was Ross’ most widely viewed stream on the platform Kick, a competitor to Twitch, holding between 400,000 and 550,000 viewers for much of the one-hour conversation.
Trump has appeared on more podcasts than his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, so far, at least six against two, racking up millions of views.
Trump has said he will be on Joe Rogan’s popular The Joe Rogan Experience podcast in the coming weeks, while reports have circulated that Harris also will appear.
Barron’s influence is new, having been a young boy when Trump first campaigned and entered the White House in 2016-2017.
Now eligible to vote, Barron appears to be helping Trump alongside siblings Donald Jr., Ivanka and Eric in attracting more younger voters—a group with which Harris has shown stronger polling.
Analysis of recent polls on Wednesday saw Harris lead Trump across most generations, with 53 percent of Gen Z and millennial voters saying they supported her, compared to 47 percent for Trump.
When split by gender, however, Trump has often shown stronger polling among younger men, which may have influenced his appearances on podcasts that tend to appeal more to that audience.
Newsweek reached out to the Trump campaign for comment Wednesday morning via email.