President Trump’s youngest son, Barron, was tough to miss in the Capitol Rotunda for his father’s inauguration ceremony, but it was where he was standing that drew particular attention.

A video circulating online shows the 6-foot, 7-inch Trump scion positioned nearly perfectly behind the podium bearing the presidential seal, appearing stoic and poised in a dark tailored suit complete with an American flag lapel pin.

The clip shows the 18-year-old surveying the crowd, and offering a polite smile and wave to an unseen audience member like a politician in waiting, a marble statue of Ulysses S. Grant in the background adding gravitas to the imagery.


  A video of President Trump’s son Barron standing behind a presidential podium went viral online during the inauguration. X A video of President Trump’s son Barron standing behind a presidential podium went viral online during the inauguration. X

The symbolism was not lost on his droves of fans on the internet, who said the visual presented a potential glimpse into the future, even though he won’t be eligible to run for president for another 17 years.

“He already looks ready,” one X user mused in response to the video.

“He will be president in the future, that is a guarantee. He’s already manifesting it,” another poster wrote.

“Look at our Future President – Barron is Powerful. He is going places,” said a third.

Barron, the only child shared by President Trump and Melania, played an instrumental role in his father winning a second White House term, helping the campaign energize the youth vote with strategic media appearances that the Harris-Walz campaign failed to replicate.


  Some X users joked that the camera shot could foreshadow Barron’s political future. POOL/AFP via Getty Images Some X users joked that the camera shot could foreshadow Barron’s political future. POOL/AFP via Getty Images

  Barron shaking his father’s hand after the oath of office. Photo by Kenny Holston-Pool/Getty Images Barron shaking his father’s hand after the oath of office. Photo by Kenny Holston-Pool/Getty Images

Rather than relying on traditional news outlets, Barron pushed his father to appear on podcasts like “The Joe Rogan Experience,” “Flagrant” and “The Theo Von Show,” all of which are highly popular with the under-30 set.

“It turns out that Barron Trump, who looks like a runway model, was telling his father, ‘You need to go on podcasts, you need to go on Joe Rogan,’” John Morgan, the founder of the Morgan & Morgan law firm, said in an interview with Fox News.

Barron is enrolled at New York University, where Melania said he’s “thriving.”

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